Picnic Flow
Picnic Flow is a picnic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Mystical Mountain stands 470 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Agate Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 0.4 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 12.4 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Top O' Creation · 6 mi
- North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook · 14 mi
- City Overlook · 14 mi
- Palisade Head · 17 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Lower Falls: 0.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 0.6 mi
- Middle Falls: 0.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.7 mi
- Fifth Falls: 1.2 mi
- Silver Creek Cliff Wayside Park: 7.9 mi
- Kelsey Beach: 10.3 mi
- Flood Bay State Wayside: 11.3 mi
- Lakeview Park: 12.6 mi
- Lakeview Park Playground: 12.7 mi
- Day Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mariner Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Elams Knob: 13.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 15.2 mi
- Mount Trudee: 16.7 mi
- Agate Beach: 0.2 mi
- Pebble Beach: 5.4 mi
- Beaver River Beach: 11.3 mi
- Flood Bay: 11.3 mi
- Burlington Bay Beach: 12.5 mi
- 3M Birthplace Museum: 13.0 mi
- Two Harbors Light Station: 13.1 mi
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum: 13.1 mi
- Edna G: 13.3 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 21.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 0.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Castle: 0.6 mi
- Geology of Minnesota: 5.5 mi
- Anchor of the Madeira: 6.0 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 0.7 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook: 5.4 mi
- Tettegouche Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 20.6 mi
- Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 20.5 mi
- Knife River Aquatic Management Area: 20.6 mi
- Lieuna Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
- Davis Area: 0.3 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Palisade Head: 17.0 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 23.2 mi
- Big Chairs: 10.2 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 11.8 mi
- Devil's Rock: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Flow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Mountain | NE 37° | 470 m | 20.2 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | NE 37° | 428 m | 20.6 mi |
| Palisade Head | NE 42° | 284 m | 16.8 mi |
| Day Hill | NE 43° | 258 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:27 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 29 | 16 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Harbors 7NW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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