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Rib Lake Falls

Rib Lake Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates48.04789, -90.79110

Overlooks nearby

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 10
  • 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
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Daniels Bluff: 16.6 mi
  • Flour Lake Bluffs: 18.3 mi
  • Clearwater Palisades: 20.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center: 9.3 mi
  • Gunflint Trail Historical Society: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainSE 134°701 m14.9 mi
Peak 2266ESE 112°690 m21.0 mi
Lima MountainESE 103°682 m18.4 mi
Misquah Hills, highest PeakESE 112°659 m13.4 mi
Honeymoon BluffE 88°556 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0420:1821:07
September equinox06:5018:2219:03
December solstice07:5115:1916:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F4821355060656355412712
Precip in1.00.81.01.92.93.63.72.83.52.71.61.2

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/627999995

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