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Newton Falls

Newton Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Newton Falls is a waterfall in Minnesota, at a recorded elevation of 397 m. Disappointment Mountain stands 552 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall Lake Campground Beach, a beach 1.2 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
397 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.97036, -91.72292

38 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 9
  • Pipestone Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Kawishiwi Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Dry Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lower Basswood Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Basswood Falls: 10.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Winton Park: 4.7 mi
  • Hidden Valley Recreation Area: 6.1 mi
  • Whiteside Park: 7.7 mi
  • Semer's Park: 8.5 mi
  • Main town Park: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Blueberry Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Disappointment Mountain: 18.2 mi
  • Jack Pine Mountain: 18.3 mi
  • Warrior Hill: 24.4 mi
  • Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 24.4 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Fall Lake Campground Beach: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Ol' Baldy: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Meander Lake Picnic Area: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Newton Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Disappointment MountainE552 m18.2 mi
Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook)WSW484 m24.4 mi
Blueberry BluffWSW451 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:20
June solstice05:0820:2221:11
September equinox06:5418:2619:07
December solstice07:5515:2316:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61125385261676556422713

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs4423424031,2142,9951,8321,114636652825729577

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kawishiwi River Near Winton, MN, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/630922572

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