Inukshuk
Inukshuk is an artwork in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the west-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Folden Woods Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Peak · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 5.7 mi
- Lake Adley Park: 6.4 mi
- Nyberg Sculpture Park: 6.7 mi
- CIty park: 6.8 mi
- Inspiration Peak State Wayside: 8.2 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 18.3 mi
- Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 21.4 mi
- Runestone Museum: 21.4 mi
- Cultural Center: 22.3 mi
- Wadena County Historical Society: 22.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.1 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 15.1 mi
- Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 15.8 mi
- Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 20.3 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 15.0 mi
- Otter Tail Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Lake Latoka Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Hansel Lake Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 20.8 mi
- Big Ole statue: 21.3 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 22.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 23.4 mi
- Black Peak: 4.7 mi
- Inspiration Peak: 8.1 mi
- Mount Nebo: 18.9 mi
- 2: 20.6 mi
- 1: 20.8 mi
- Parkers Prairie Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Blacks Grove: 20.8 mi
- Big Ole: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Inukshuk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Peak | WSW 238° | 533 m | 8.1 mi |
| Black Peak | N 3° | 519 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NE 54° | 460 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:31 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:48 | 16:39 |
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 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottertail, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7977396683
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