Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area
Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 405 m. Black Peak stands 519 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mondt WPA, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 13 mi
- Inspiration Peak · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mondt WPA: 2.6 mi
- Amor Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Davies Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Head Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Staff WPA: 6.6 mi
- Star Lake, E Quiram Public Water Access: 3.8 mi
- Pirate Park: 4.7 mi
- Dent Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- God's Acres: 5.0 mi
- Star Lake, N 108 Public Water Access: 5.8 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 10.6 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 10.8 mi
- Cultural Center: 17.1 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 19.2 mi
- Otter Cove Children's Museum: 21.5 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 16.4 mi
- Pelican Pete: 17.6 mi
- Joe Whitford Statue: 21.3 mi
- Otto the Otter: 21.3 mi
- Angel of Hope Statue: 21.3 mi
- Eddy: 11.3 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 13.9 mi
- Winslow: 15.8 mi
- Pelican: 18.3 mi
- Black Peak: 21.2 mi
- Otter Tail Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 13.7 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 17.1 mi
- Broken Down Dam: 19.3 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 23.2 mi
- Veterans Monument: 23.6 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 13.1 mi
- Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Peak | SE 136° | 519 m | 21.2 mi |
| Eddy | W 269° | 506 m | 11.3 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | N 354° | 495 m | 22.9 mi |
| Winslow | NNW 348° | 474 m | 15.8 mi |
| Pelican | NW 320° | 469 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:33 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:48 | 16:39 |
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 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottertail, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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