Head Lake Wildlife Management Area
Head Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Davies Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 5.8 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 18 mi
- Inspiration Peak · 25 mi
126 named places within 25 miles
- Pirate Park: 6.4 mi
- Dent Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Fair Grounds: 6.8 mi
- Krauss Park: 6.9 mi
- City Hall (Turtle Race) Park: 7.1 mi
- Davies Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Mondt WPA: 6.5 mi
- Otto Wildlife Management Area: 6.8 mi
- Amor Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 16.5 mi
- Inukshuk: 22.2 mi
- Pelican Pete: 23.0 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 23.1 mi
- Long Leif: 23.2 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 8.6 mi
- Eddy: 17.2 mi
- Winslow: 17.4 mi
- Black Peak: 18.1 mi
- Pelican: 22.2 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 7.3 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 7.4 mi
- Cultural Center: 11.3 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 13.5 mi
- Wadena County Historical Society: 23.0 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 11.2 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 19.6 mi
- Broken Down Dam: 24.2 mi
- Height of Land: 24.3 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 24.6 mi
- Otter Tail Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 15.0 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- 1: 19.8 mi
- 2: 19.8 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 14.4 mi
- Blacks Grove: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Head Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Peak | S 176° | 533 m | 24.8 mi |
| Black Peak | SSE 151° | 519 m | 18.1 mi |
| Eddy | W 268° | 506 m | 17.2 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | NNW 340° | 495 m | 23.7 mi |
| Winslow | NNW 329° | 474 m | 17.4 mi |
| Pelican | NW 307° | 469 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:33 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:47 | 16:38 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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