Nature reserve · Minnesota

Boltuck-Rice Forever Wild SNA

Boltuck-Rice Forever Wild SNA from directly overhead

Boltuck-Rice Forever Wild SNA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Big Thunder Peak stands 534 m to the south-southeast, 2.3 miles off. Great River Road passes 4.7 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2010-03-29

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Access: Yes

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Coordinates47.15478, -93.68921

4.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
9.2 mi off the Edge of the Wilderness, National
14.0 mi off the Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome

Around it

70 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves34

Willow Lake Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Nesbitt Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Nesbitt Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
Remer State Forest: 7.0 mi
Bass Brook Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi

Parks21

Tioga Recreation Area: 5.8 mi
Schoolcraft State Park: 7.3 mi
Portage Park: 7.5 mi
Pokegama Dam Recreation Area: 8.2 mi
Grussendorf Park: 8.5 mi

Beaches6

Hidden Beach: 5.0 mi
Tioga Pit Beach: 6.0 mi
Tioga Beach and Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Zorbaz Beach: 6.4 mi
Blandin Beach: 8.9 mi

Museums4

Forest History Center: 7.8 mi
Judy Garland Museum: 8.3 mi
Central School: 9.4 mi
The Gilbert Mansion: 9.5 mi

Peaks2

Big Thunder Peak: 2.3 mi
Quadna Mountain: 14.1 mi

Artworks2

MacRostie Art Center: 9.3 mi
Pink Elephant: 9.7 mi

Historic sites1

Beerbower Veterans Monument: 12.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boltuck-Rice Forever Wild SNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Thunder Peak	SSE 165°	534 m	2.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:19	18:47	19:27
June solstice	05:20	20:27	21:15
September equinox	07:02	18:34	19:14
December solstice	07:59	15:36	16:28

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	26	39	53	62	67	66	57	43	28	14
Precip in	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.8	3.1	4.6	4.2	3.4	3.1	2.5	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pokegama DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/1527338742

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