Dresbach Rest Area
Dresbach Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Apple Blossom Overlook Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Apple Blossom Scenic Drive passes 0.5 miles off. 188 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 2.3 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 26.2 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Table rock · 1 mi
- Stoney Point · 2 mi
- Mississippi River Lookout · 5 mi
- Hill of Many Timbers Overlook · 7 mi
188 named places within 25 miles
- Apple Blossom Overlook Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Hickory Park: 1.1 mi
- City of La Crescent: 1.6 mi
- Vollenweider Park: 1.8 mi
- Vetsch Park: 2.1 mi
- Miller Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.7 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 6.8 mi
- City of La Crosse: 4.7 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Greens Coulee Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Apple Valley Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Paul E. Stry Nature Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Visitors Center: 0.5 mi
- Riverside Museum: 3.7 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 4.2 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 4.3 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 4.5 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 3.9 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 4.0 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 4.5 mi
- Luther College: 8.5 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 9.6 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 3.9 mi
- Ribbon V: 4.9 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 5.7 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 9.5 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 3.7 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 4.4 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 4.7 mi
- Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 8.7 mi
- Quarry: 6.1 mi
- King Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 12.8 mi
- 4th class climb: 13.4 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 14.2 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 16.8 mi
- Big Spring: 20.3 mi
- Little Spring: 20.5 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 23.7 mi
- Black River Beach: 2.9 mi
- Airport Beach: 3.0 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 3.9 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 1.7 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 21.3 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 3.8 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dresbach Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | ENE 59° | 428 m | 22.7 mi |
| Krueger Hill | ENE 58° | 414 m | 15.6 mi |
| Wanless Hill | ENE 59° | 414 m | 19.4 mi |
| Waldness Hill | ENE 60° | 413 m | 18.9 mi |
| Heller Hill | ENE 59° | 412 m | 18.5 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NNE 22° | 401 m | 18.5 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 359° | 377 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 306° | 370 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 35 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crescent DAM 7, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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