Fermoy Wildlife Management Area
Fermoy Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 400 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Melrude Basketball Court: 9.4 mi
- Ellsburg Township Park: 9.4 mi
- Southside Park: 15.8 mi
- Carey Lake Park: 16.1 mi
- Northside Park: 16.6 mi
- Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial: 13.7 mi
- First House: 16.6 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 19.4 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Ironman: 21.3 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 20.3 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 20.5 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 21.4 mi
- Gnome Town: 24.0 mi
- Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose: 24.3 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 16.8 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 19.9 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 20.5 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 20.5 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 21.6 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 19.4 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 19.5 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 20.5 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Pike Mountain: 24.2 mi
- Fermoy: 1.9 mi
- Elcor: 20.3 mi
- Costin Village: 20.4 mi
- Spina: 20.9 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 15.0 mi
- Sparta Beach: 16.9 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 20.1 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 20.5 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fermoy Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | NNE 20° | 594 m | 24.2 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | NNE 12° | 485 m | 20.5 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | NNE 14° | 476 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | NNE 13° | 476 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cotton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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