Tettegouche Rest Area
Tettegouche Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Mystical Mountain stands 470 m to the north, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Cascades, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 4.2 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- End of Shovel Point Overlook · 1 mi
- Palisade Head · 1 mi
- City Overlook · 4 mi
- North Shore Mining/Lake Superior Overlook · 5 mi
72 named places within 25 miles
- The Cascades: 0.6 mi
- Two Step Falls: 0.8 mi
- High Falls: 1.1 mi
- Illgen Falls: 1.6 mi
- Kramer’s Choice Rapid: 2.0 mi
- Palisade Head: 1.6 mi
- Raven Rock: 2.1 mi
- Mystical Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Trudee: 2.6 mi
- Marshall Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center: 3.2 mi
- Little Marais Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: West Unit: 11.4 mi
- Caribou Falls State Wayside: 11.7 mi
- Caribou Falls Wildlife Management Area: East Unit: 11.9 mi
- Black Beach: 3.9 mi
- Rocky Beach: 6.9 mi
- Beaver River Beach: 7.1 mi
- Pebble Beach: 12.9 mi
- Agate Beach: 18.3 mi
- Anchor of the Madeira: 12.4 mi
- Geology of Minnesota: 12.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 18.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Castle: 18.7 mi
- Jason Robert Feltl: 23.3 mi
- Crystal Bay Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Kennedy Landing Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Flow: 18.4 mi
- Davis Area: 18.6 mi
- Palisade Head: 1.4 mi
- Kennedy Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Caribou Falls: 11.8 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 23.5 mi
- Devil's Rock: 1.8 mi
- Big Chairs: 8.2 mi
- Father Baraga’s Cross: 20.0 mi
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Cross River Heritage Center: 19.9 mi
- North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum: 23.6 mi
- Mariner Mountain Park: 5.7 mi
- School Forest Site: 5.8 mi
- Tofte Park: 23.1 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouse Overlook: 13.0 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Cross River Wayside: 20.0 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Worker: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tettegouche Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mystical Mountain | N 0° | 470 m | 2.3 mi |
| Carlton Peak | NE 43° | 465 m | 23.1 mi |
| Marshall Mountain | N 8° | 428 m | 2.6 mi |
| Palisade Head | SW 215° | 284 m | 1.6 mi |
| Day Hill | SW 221° | 258 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:25 | 16:17 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1180997118
Take the scenic way to Tettegouche Rest Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.