Great Scott Wildlife Management Area
Great Scott Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 431 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spina, a ghost town 4.3 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 88 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
- 24.6 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- Carey Lake Park: 4.5 mi
- Longyear Lake Park: 5.8 mi
- Redhead Mountain Bike Park: 6.0 mi
- Vic Power Park: 7.5 mi
- South Grove Recreation Complex: 7.6 mi
- Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area: 16.4 mi
- Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area: 16.7 mi
- Fermoy Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
- Fermoy Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Zim Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 18.7 mi
- Ironman: 6.4 mi
- First House: 10.3 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 12.7 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 6.3 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 8.6 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 8.6 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 10.8 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 7.8 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 8.0 mi
- Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose: 15.5 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 16.6 mi
- Gnome Town: 20.4 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 11.6 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 11.7 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 11.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Pike Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Spina: 4.3 mi
- Costin Village: 7.9 mi
- Elcor: 15.2 mi
- Fermoy: 19.0 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 10.5 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 11.0 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sparta Beach: 13.5 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Scott Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | ENE 65° | 594 m | 16.5 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | ENE 69° | 485 m | 11.7 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | ENE 74° | 476 m | 11.6 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | ENE 75° | 476 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:24 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:30 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 6 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 26 | 12 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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