Superior Falls
Superior Falls is a waterfall in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Legion County Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
141 named places within 25 miles
- Legion County Park: 0.2 mi
- Iron County Fairgrounds: 5.0 mi
- Ohman's Creek Boating Access Site: 5.1 mi
- Little Girls Point County Park: 5.2 mi
- Gogebic County Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
- Saxon Falls Road: 2.5 mi
- Lower Potato River Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Potato River Falls: 8.9 mi
- Foster Falls: 9.9 mi
- Interstate Falls: 11.9 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 14.3 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 16.8 mi
- Upcountry: 21.8 mi
- Young Elephant: 21.8 mi
- The Couple: 21.8 mi
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum: 11.9 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 13.6 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 18.3 mi
- Mellen Area Museum: 20.0 mi
- Ashland Historical Society Museum: 22.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Point Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Mount Zion: 13.2 mi
- Copper Peak: 15.7 mi
- Big Powderhorn Mountain: 15.7 mi
- The Apostle Islands: 4.3 mi
- The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine: 12.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy: 21.4 mi
- Northland College: 21.8 mi
- Forests for the Future #8 Conservation Reserve: 18.2 mi
- Island Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 20.0 mi
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area: 20.8 mi
- South Shore Road Park: 22.0 mi
- Forest Park: 23.1 mi
- Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park: 12.2 mi
- Artesian Well: 20.4 mi
- Ashland County Fairgrounds: 21.2 mi
- Locomotive 950: 22.4 mi
- Medicine Garden: 21.9 mi
- Zen Garden: 21.9 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Garden: 23.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 24.2 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 12.5 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 19.3 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Superior Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | SSW 208° | 571 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | S 172° | 570 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Zion | ESE 117° | 525 m | 13.2 mi |
| Eagles Peak | SSW 210° | 507 m | 21.0 mi |
| Copper Peak | E 80° | 472 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 86° | 399 m | 3.8 mi |
| Point Mountain | ENE 77° | 381 m | 5.6 mi |
| Big Powderhorn Mountain | ESE 105° | 366 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:12 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:26 | 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 | 13 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saxon 1wsw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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