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Winnipeg Junction

Winnipeg Junction from directly overhead

Winnipeg Junction is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dale, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Minnesota, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates46.89580, -96.24670

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hawley Softball Complex: 3.1 mi
  • Brekken Park: 3.1 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 3.4 mi
  • Westgate Park: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Park: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 10
Museums: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Pelican: 19.0 mi
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 21.2 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 22.6 mi
  • Winslow: 24.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 10.3 mi
  • Tractor: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winnipeg Junction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainESE 104°495 m22.6 mi
WinslowESE 121°474 m24.7 mi
PelicanSE 139°469 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5819:38
June solstice05:3120:3721:24
September equinox07:1218:4519:25
December solstice08:0815:4816:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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