Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook
Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Mystical Mountain stands 470 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Geology of Minnesota, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Park in Lake County, Minnesota, United States of America.
Dates from 1948.
Wikidata Q49564458, matched on coordinates and name (79 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 7.2 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook · 8 mi
- City Overlook · 9 mi
- Top O' Creation · 11 mi
- Palisade Head · 12 mi
73 named places within 25 miles
- Day Hill: 0.4 mi
- Mariner Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Elams Knob: 8.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Palisade Head: 11.3 mi
- Glenn Avon Falls: 4.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.6 mi
- Middle Falls: 5.7 mi
- Fifth Falls: 5.7 mi
- Mariner Mountain Park: 7.5 mi
- School Forest Site: 7.5 mi
- Silver Creek Cliff Wayside Park: 13.2 mi
- Kelsey Beach: 15.6 mi
- Flood Bay State Wayside: 16.6 mi
- Pebble Beach: 0.2 mi
- Agate Beach: 5.3 mi
- Beaver River Beach: 5.8 mi
- Black Beach: 9.1 mi
- Flood Bay: 16.7 mi
- Iona's Beach Scientific and Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 15.2 mi
- Little Marais Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: West Unit: 24.3 mi
- Caribou Falls State Wayside: 24.6 mi
- Geology of Minnesota: 0.0 mi
- Anchor of the Madeira: 0.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 5.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Castle: 5.7 mi
- Sand Island Light Station: 24.8 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- 3M Birthplace Museum: 18.4 mi
- Two Harbors Light Station: 18.5 mi
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum: 18.5 mi
- Edna G: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Flow: 5.4 mi
- Davis Area: 5.7 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Palisade Head: 11.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Caribou Falls: 24.8 mi
- Big Chairs: 4.8 mi
- Devil's Rock: 13.5 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 17.1 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Tettegouche Rest Area: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Mountain | NE 36° | 470 m | 14.8 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | NE 36° | 428 m | 15.2 mi |
| Palisade Head | NE 43° | 284 m | 11.3 mi |
| Day Hill | SSW 201° | 258 m | 0.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 28 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Ridge ELC, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1364321844
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