Rib Lake Falls
Rib Lake Falls is a waterfall in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 521 m. Eagle Mountain stands 701 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Magnetic Rock, a attraction 3.6 miles away. Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Height
- 2 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- High Cliffs Overlook · 3 mi
- Lookout Point · 3 mi
- Laurentian Divide · 11 mi
- Moose Viewing · 20 mi
27 named places within 25 miles
- Kelso Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Misquah Hills: 11.8 mi
- Misquah Hills, highest Peak: 13.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Honeymoon Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Little Rock Falls: 5.0 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 7.8 mi
- Saganaga Falls: 12.7 mi
- Eddy Falls: 15.6 mi
- Rose Falls: 16.3 mi
- Magnetic Rock: 3.6 mi
- hog creek trail launch: 21.2 mi
- Dorothy Molter Cabin Site: 22.9 mi
- Daniels Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Flour Lake Bluffs: 18.3 mi
- Clearwater Palisades: 20.7 mi
- Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center: 9.3 mi
- Gunflint Trail Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 14.9 mi
- LaVerendrye Provincial Park: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rib Lake Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain | SE 134° | 701 m | 14.9 mi |
| Peak 2266 | ESE 112° | 690 m | 21.0 mi |
| Lima Mountain | ESE 103° | 682 m | 18.4 mi |
| Misquah Hills, highest Peak | ESE 112° | 659 m | 13.4 mi |
| Honeymoon Bluff | E 88° | 556 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:18 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:19 | 16:13 |
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 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 41 | 27 | 12 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gunflint Lake 10 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/627999995
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