Canosia Wildlife Management Area
Canosia Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Moose Mountain stands 350 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Canosia Township Recreation Area, a park 3.9 miles away. Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 11.0 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 17.6 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Knob · 9 mi
- Gazebo Point · 9 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 10 mi
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canosia Township Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Fredenberg Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Rose Road Fields: 5.8 mi
- Rice Lake City Park: 6.6 mi
- Old Corey Veech Memorial Field: 7.2 mi
- Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center: 9.5 mi
- Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium: 10.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 11.0 mi
- Enger Tower: 11.1 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 11.1 mi
- Harvey Francis Williamson: 6.1 mi
- Minnesota's Oldest Concrete: 10.5 mi
- Clayton-Jackson-McGhie Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 11.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Tweed Museum of Art: 10.0 mi
- Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum: 11.0 mi
- The St. Louis County Depot: 11.3 mi
- St. Louis County Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum: 11.3 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 9.2 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Lieuna Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Jay Cooke State Park: 18.6 mi
- James L. Oberstar: 6.1 mi
- Jet Statue: 6.2 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 10.0 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 10.0 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 10.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.2 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 10.3 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 11.0 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 11.1 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 20.7 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 21.3 mi
- Moose Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Bardon Peak: 15.6 mi
- Elys Peak: 16.3 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 19.3 mi
- Point of Rocks: 11.4 mi
- The Deeps: 12.0 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 11.8 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 18.0 mi
- Knife River Beach: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canosia Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Mountain | ESE 106° | 350 m | 12.4 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | SSW 195° | 292 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:21 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:32 | 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 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 28 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth NWS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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