Lake Pepin Rest Area
Lake Pepin Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Tuttle Hill stands 372 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence, a ghost town 0.2 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carlson Kiln · 12 mi
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Beauharnois Wayside Park: 1.1 mi
- Hok-Si-La Park: 1.9 mi
- Wakondiota Park: 2.5 mi
- North End Park: 3.0 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Park: 3.3 mi
- Maiden Rock: 1.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Farm Hill: 8.2 mi
- Seine Hill: 8.5 mi
- Nerike Hill: 8.8 mi
- Playtime: 12.0 mi
- Jake On Base: 12.0 mi
- Klompenboot: 12.0 mi
- Oculus: 12.0 mi
- Rock Dragon II: 12.0 mi
- Pepin Depot Museum: 8.6 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 9.0 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 12.0 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 12.1 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 12.3 mi
- Maiden Rock: 1.5 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Fivemile Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Maiden Rock: 1.3 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686: 4.7 mi
- Lake Pepin: 6.3 mi
- Little House Wayside: 6.5 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 4.1 mi
- Little House Wayside: 6.5 mi
- Claybank Pits: 14.8 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 20.6 mi
- Florence: 0.2 mi
- Savoy: 13.5 mi
- Welch Point: 20.7 mi
- National Eagle Center: 15.8 mi
- Crystal Cave: 23.7 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 2.6 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Pepin Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Hill | NNE 24° | 372 m | 19.6 mi |
| Farm Hill | E 79° | 360 m | 8.2 mi |
| Nerike Hill | ENE 64° | 355 m | 8.8 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | NE 40° | 354 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | ENE 59° | 350 m | 13.7 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | NE 53° | 349 m | 21.9 mi |
| Gates Hill | ENE 57° | 345 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cotter Hill | NE 50° | 342 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:14 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:45 | 16:33 |
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 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Theilman 1ssw, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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