Great River Bluffs State Park

Great River Bluffs State Park
The Mississippi River from Great River Bluffs State Park
Map showing the location of Great River Bluffs State Park
Map showing the location of Great River Bluffs State Park
Location of Great River Bluffs State Park in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Great River Bluffs State Park
Map showing the location of Great River Bluffs State Park
Great River Bluffs State Park (the United States)
LocationWinona, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates43°56′47″N 91°23′58″W / 43.94639°N 91.39944°W / 43.94639; -91.39944
Area3,067 acres (12.41 km2)
Elevation1,270 ft (390 m)[1]
Established1971
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
Kings bluff with Queens bluff in the background
sheer side Queens bluff
sheer side
Queens bluff

Great River Bluffs State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River southeast of Winona. Originally known as O. L. Kipp State Park, it was renamed in the late 1990s to describe better its resources. The park preserves steep-sided bluffs rising 500 feet (150 m) above the river and the narrow valleys between them, which support rare and fragile plant communities. Two of the bluffs have received further protection under the Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas program, which are known as King's and Queen's Bluff Scientific and Natural Area.

  1. ^ "Great River Bluffs State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved February 24, 2011.

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