Nature reserve · Minnesota

Bowstring State Forest

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Elevation, modelled: 399 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Big Thunder Peak534 m · 23.7 mi
Nearest byway: Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome4.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:17local time
Coordinates: 47.3539, -94.0507

Bowstring State Forest from directly overhead

Bowstring State Forest is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 399 m. Big Thunder Peak stands 534 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Goose Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 7.5 miles away. Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome passes 4.9 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Thunder Peak	SE 132°	534 m	23.7 mi

On the road

4.9 mi off the Avenue of Pines - TH 46, Deer River to Northome
3.6 mi off the Great River RoadNational
20.1 mi off the Lady Slipper Scenic Byway
20.8 mi off the Edge of the WildernessNational

Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves26

Mud Goose Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
Bowstring Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
Bowstring Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
Hole-in-Bog Lake Peatland SNA: 9.0 mi
Bowstring Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area: 11.3 mi

Parks9

Beaches3

Ghost towns1

Cuba: 22.0 mi

Peaks1

Big Thunder Peak: 23.7 mi

Museums1

Forest History Center: 24.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:20	18:48	19:29
June solstice	05:20	20:29	21:17
September equinox	07:04	18:35	19:16
December solstice	08:01	15:36	16:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Sources

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