Birch Creek Wildlife Management Area
Birch Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 431 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake George Community Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 8.4 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.2 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Headwaters · 9 mi
99 named places within 25 miles
- Neilson Spearhead Center: 10.1 mi
- Iron Springs Bog SNA: 10.4 mi
- Kabekona Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Gill Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Sucker Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.1 mi
- Lake George Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Itasca State Park: 9.8 mi
- La Salle Lake State Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Guthrie Park: 11.7 mi
- Fireman Park: 12.5 mi
- Lakeside Museum: 8.4 mi
- Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 8.6 mi
- Headwaters Science Center: 17.7 mi
- Paul Bunyan Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
- Hubbard County Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statue: 17.6 mi
- Shaynowishkung: 17.7 mi
- Origami Bird: 18.0 mi
- Science Arch: 18.4 mi
- World's Largest Tiger Muskie: 20.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 17.5 mi
- Diamond Point Beach: 18.7 mi
- Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Height of Land Lookout: 22.5 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 24.7 mi
- Council Ring: 8.0 mi
- Mallard: 12.5 mi
- Gitigaan Garden: 18.5 mi
- US-71: Park Rapids Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Walker Bay Lighthouse: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Birch Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height of Land Lookout | W 270° | 611 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:33 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:39 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:41 | 16:33 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Itasca Univ OF Minn, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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