Minnehaha Falls
Minnehaha Falls is a waterfall in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Dills Mound stands 320 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnehaha Depot, a museum 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
City park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Wikidata Q23891460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 16 m
How to reach it
- On the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 20.2 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Minnehaha Depot: 0.1 mi
- John H. Stevens House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Longfellow House: 0.1 mi
- Minnesota Air National Guard Museum: 1.6 mi
- Hennepin Overland Railway Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Longfellow Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Nokomis Naturescape Garden: 1.2 mi
- Dowling Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- English Garden: 1.5 mi
- We Garden: 2.1 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Pilot Knob Preservation Site: 3.2 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Wood Lake Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
- Shoe Tree: 4.2 mi
- Legacy Ship: 4.7 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 4.8 mi
- Carousel: 4.9 mi
- Minnehaha Regional Park: 0.3 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.6 mi
- Assembly Union Park: 0.7 mi
- Hiawatha School Park: 0.7 mi
- Yardville Right of Way: 0.8 mi
- Minneapolis: City of Lakes: 0.9 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution World War I Monument: 1.9 mi
- Saint Paul: 2.0 mi
- Historic Fort Snelling: 2.1 mi
- Wokiksuye K'a Woyuonihan (Remembering and Honoring) Dakota Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Ohiyesa: 1.7 mi
- You Are Here: 2.1 mi
- White Sculpture: 2.2 mi
- John Ireland Statue: 2.2 mi
- A Boreal Triad: 2.2 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 1.2 mi
- Lake Nokomis 50th Street Beach: 1.2 mi
- Lake Nokomis Main Beach: 1.6 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 1.9 mi
- White Sand Beach: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Glen: 0.1 mi
- Deer Pen: 0.2 mi
- Wabun F: 0.2 mi
- Wabun G: 0.2 mi
- Wabun D: 0.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 3.3 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 6.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 7.7 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 9.2 mi
- Seminary Hill: 10.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 1.0 mi
- Shadow Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 5.7 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 9.1 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 22.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 4.8 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 4.8 mi
- East Clay Pit: 4.9 mi
- Sand Castles: 7.4 mi
- Robinson's Rocks: 12.3 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 1.3 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 2.8 mi
- White Worm Springs: 11.0 mi
- Boiling Springs: 13.6 mi
- wayside rest: 15.2 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 20.9 mi
- Nininger: 18.2 mi
- Point Douglas: 22.3 mi
- Garen: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minnehaha Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dills Mound | ESE 113° | 320 m | 24.2 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 108° | 310 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 88° | 307 m | 18.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNW 348° | 294 m | 7.7 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 80° | 268 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minneapolis-st Paul Intl AP, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Aug — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 6.6 | 5.4 | 25.9 | 71.0 | 122 | 128 | 109 | 84.3 | 57.7 | 52.7 | 39.0 | 22.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Minnehaha Creek AT Hiawatha Ave. IN Minneapolis,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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/246931305
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- Twin Cities · 2 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 4 mi
- Minneapolis · 5 mi
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