At Mount Itasca, we found at least 1 place to stay within 5 miles of a lift, too far to walk in ski boots. The closest we found is Hotel Rapids, 4.8 mi from a chairlift as the crow flies.
In summer Mount Itasca has Duck Pond 0.1 miles from the main base.
- 2lifts on the map
- 2mapped runs
- 180 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 1,490 fthighest point mapped
- 0.1 mito the nearest named lake
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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2 places to stay
- 4.8mi to a lift4.8mi to a lift
Hotel Rapids
Hotel- To a chairlift: 4.8 mi as the crow flies
- To a chairlift: 4.8 mi as the crow flies
Food: Taco Bell, 220 ft · Groceries: Grand Organic Market, 990 ft
- 5.6mi to a lift5.6mi to a lift
Itascan Motel
Motel · 610 South Pokegama Avenue, Grand Rapids, MN- To a chairlift: 5.6 mi as the crow flies
- To a chairlift: 5.6 mi as the crow flies
Food: Country Kitchen, 310 ft · Pharmacy: Walgreens, 0.3 mi
Summer at Mount Itasca
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Lakes nearbyDuck Pond (0.1 mi), Buckeye Lake (0.7 mi), Lake Grace (2.2 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyMount Itasca (0 mi, 6 mi of trails), Alder Pond (5 mi, 7 mi of trails), Legion Park Trail (5 mi, 2 mi of trails)
Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Mount Itasca?
We measured 2 places to stay around Mount Itasca in open map data. None has a walk to a lift we can vouch for; 1 is within 5 miles as the crow flies.
Is Mount Itasca worth a summer trip?
The map shows Duck Pond 0.1 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Mount Itasca go?
The highest point on our map is about 1,490 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 1,320 feet, a drop of about 180 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.