Dorothy Molter Cabin Site
Dorothy Molter Cabin Site is an attraction in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 423 m. Disappointment Mountain stands 552 m to the south-southwest, 5.7 miles off. Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- High Cliffs Overlook · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
22 named places within 25 miles
- Eddy Falls: 7.8 mi
- Basswood Falls: 16.8 mi
- Wheelbarrow Falls: 19.0 mi
- Lower Basswood Falls: 19.8 mi
- Lower Basswood Falls: 19.8 mi
- The Lodge: 11.1 mi
- Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center: 19.8 mi
- Gunflint Trail Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Disappointment Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Kelso Mountain: 19.5 mi
- hog creek trail launch: 20.2 mi
- Magnetic Rock: 22.5 mi
- The Boy Scout statue: 11.2 mi
- Fall Lake Campground Beach: 21.4 mi
- LaVerendrye Provincial Park: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorothy Molter Cabin Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disappointment Mountain | SSW 201° | 552 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:21 | 16:15 |
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 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 55 | 41 | 26 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY 25E, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9693931328
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- Ely · 29 mi
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