Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area
Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 425 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the north, 17 miles off. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
87 named places within 25 miles
- Melrude Basketball Court: 5.8 mi
- Ellsburg Township Park: 5.8 mi
- Southside Park: 10.0 mi
- Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
- Northside Park: 10.8 mi
- Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial: 6.0 mi
- First House: 10.8 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 18.1 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 13.2 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 13.4 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 14.5 mi
- Pike Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 17.7 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 10.7 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 14.8 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 22.4 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 22.4 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 22.9 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- Gnome Town: 15.9 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 16.2 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 22.4 mi
- Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center: 23.7 mi
- Fermoy: 9.3 mi
- Elcor: 13.0 mi
- Costin Village: 16.1 mi
- Spina: 18.7 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 0.6 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 18.1 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
- Sparta Beach: 9.8 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 14.4 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 15.0 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | N 7° | 594 m | 17.2 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | N 352° | 485 m | 14.5 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | N 353° | 476 m | 13.2 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | N 352° | 476 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:30 | 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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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