Pomme de Terre
Pomme de Terre is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 366 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Pelican Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Peak · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pelican Creek Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Soland WPA: 3.8 mi
- Pomme De Terre WPA: 4.4 mi
- Frigaard WPA: 5.1 mi
- Pomme De Terre Wildlife Management Area: 5.6 mi
- Lighning Lake Park: 6.8 mi
- Pebble Lake Park: 13.2 mi
- Delagoon Park: 13.9 mi
- West Ottertail County Fair Grounds: 14.7 mi
- Central Lakes Trail Trailhead: 14.9 mi
- Grant County Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Building: 7.6 mi
- Adelsman Building: 7.6 mi
- Agriculture Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Steam Room: 7.7 mi
- Otto the Otter: 15.5 mi
- Angel of Hope Statue: 15.5 mi
- George B. Whight Statue: 16.1 mi
- Joe Whitford Statue: 16.2 mi
- A Point in Time: 16.8 mi
- Hansel Lake Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 19.3 mi
- Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 13.2 mi
- Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 18.4 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 19.9 mi
- Inspiration Peak: 19.0 mi
- Tower Hill: 21.9 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Broken Down Dam: 15.9 mi
- Runestone Replica: 22.6 mi
- Corn Maze: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pomme de Terre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Peak | ENE 75° | 533 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:57 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:33 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:51 | 16:42 |
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 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 45 | 30 | 16 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fergus Falls, 18 mi away.
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