Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center
Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Moose Mountain stands 350 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fredenberg Community Park, a park 5.3 miles away. Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Minnesota Duluth
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 23.8 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
- 26.8 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Knob · 15 mi
- Gazebo Point · 15 mi
- Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory · 15 mi
- Lester River Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fredenberg Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Rice Lake City Park: 12.3 mi
- Canosia Township Recreation Area: 13.3 mi
- Hartley Park: 14.9 mi
- Hawk Ridge: 15.1 mi
- Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium: 16.4 mi
- Glenshhen Mansion Congdon Estate Grounds: 17.0 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 17.8 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 18.6 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 18.7 mi
- Tweed Museum of Art: 16.3 mi
- Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate: 17.0 mi
- Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 17.8 mi
- St. Louis County Historical Society: 18.6 mi
- The St. Louis County Depot: 18.6 mi
- Harvey Francis Williamson: 14.3 mi
- Minnesota's Oldest Concrete: 16.6 mi
- Old Pump Station: 17.7 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Clayton-Jackson-McGhie Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Lieuna Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 15.0 mi
- Knife River Aquatic Management Area: 19.6 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- James L. Oberstar: 14.3 mi
- Jet Statue: 14.4 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 16.3 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 16.3 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 16.4 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 16.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 16.5 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 17.7 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 18.7 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 19.5 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Moose Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Bardon Peak: 24.7 mi
- The Deeps: 16.1 mi
- Point of Rocks: 19.0 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 18.9 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Knife River Beach: 20.0 mi
- Burlington Bay Beach: 24.4 mi
- Fermoy: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Mountain | SE 144° | 350 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:21 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:31 | 16:23 |
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 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 28 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Island Lake 4E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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