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Daniel Lake Wildlife Management Area

Daniel Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Daniel Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Clearwater County History Center, a museum 2.7 miles away. Great River Road passes 10 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.49054, -95.26076

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Shevlin City Park: 2.8 mi
  • Solway Park: 6.4 mi
  • Bagley City Park: 7.0 mi
  • Hospital Hill Sledding: 7.0 mi
  • Clearwater River Fishing Pier: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 4
  • Clearwater County History Center: 2.7 mi
  • Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 16.9 mi
  • Lakeside Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Headwaters Science Center: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Diamond Point Beach: 18.3 mi
  • South Shore Beach: 18.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Height of Land Lookout: 21.2 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 21.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Council Ring: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Daniel Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSSW 213°611 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5319:34
June solstice05:2520:3421:23
September equinox07:0818:4019:21
December solstice08:0715:4016:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61124395262676556422714
Precip in0.80.71.22.03.24.63.53.23.12.91.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Itasca Univ OF Minn, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657856

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