Kawishiwi Falls
Kawishiwi Falls is a waterfall in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Disappointment Mountain stands 552 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Winton Park, a park 1.9 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
65' falls with 80 ft creast. Very nice. A .8 mile loop trail (easy).
How to reach it
41 named places within 25 miles
- Winton Park: 1.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Whiteside Park: 4.9 mi
- Semer's Park: 5.7 mi
- Main town Park: 17.5 mi
- Newton Falls: 3.0 mi
- Pipestone Falls: 4.9 mi
- Dry Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lower Basswood Falls: 12.6 mi
- Basswood Falls: 13.0 mi
- International Wolf Center: 3.6 mi
- Large rock core: 4.3 mi
- Pillow Rock: 4.4 mi
- Pioneer Mine Shaft House: 4.8 mi
- Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 23.3 mi
- Blueberry Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Jack Pine Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Disappointment Mountain: 20.4 mi
- Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 21.9 mi
- Jasper Peak: 22.6 mi
- The Boy Scout statue: 12.9 mi
- Mining Equipment: 17.6 mi
- Fallen Veterans: 17.7 mi
- Breitung Monument: 23.6 mi
- Dorothy Molter Museum: 4.0 mi
- Ely-Winton History Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Lodge: 13.0 mi
- Old Koschak Farm Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Bear Head Lake State Park: 17.5 mi
- Fall Lake Campground Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ol' Baldy: 10.7 mi
- Meander Lake Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kawishiwi Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disappointment Mountain | ENE 78° | 552 m | 20.4 mi |
| Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook) | WSW 252° | 484 m | 21.9 mi |
| Blueberry Bluff | W 264° | 451 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:22 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 13 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY, 4 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 442 | 342 | 403 | 1,214 | 2,995 | 1,832 | 1,114 | 636 | 652 | 825 | 729 | 577 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kawishiwi River Near Winton, MN, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/631408732
Day trips start here
- Ely · 5 mi
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