Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area
Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Duluth Children's Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 2.3 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 7.7 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 25.4 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 4 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 5 mi
- Rock Knob · 6 mi
- Gazebo Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelly Park: 1.5 mi
- Harrison Park: 1.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Benny Peterson Park: 1.7 mi
- Wheeler Athletic Complex: 1.9 mi
- Enger Tower: 2.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 2.1 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 2.3 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 2.4 mi
- SS Meteor: 2.8 mi
- Edgar A. Culbertson: 2.3 mi
- Dedicated to Davis Helberg: 2.3 mi
- Lewis G. Castle: 2.3 mi
- United States Merchant Marine / U.S. Navy Armed Guard: 2.3 mi
- Northwoods Sailors: 2.3 mi
- Duluth Children's Museum: 1.4 mi
- Douglas County Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Harrington Arts Center: 2.0 mi
- A World of Accordions Museum: 2.0 mi
- Lake Superior Railroad Museum: 2.3 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 6.3 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 6.8 mi
- Jay Cooke State Park: 12.6 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 13.1 mi
- Jay Cooke: 3.4 mi
- Leif Erikson: 3.6 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 4.8 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 5.0 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 5.0 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 14.1 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 14.1 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 14.1 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 14.1 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 14.7 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 2.1 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 4.7 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 5.0 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 7.8 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 20.4 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Bardon Peak: 7.2 mi
- Elys Peak: 8.3 mi
- Moose Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 13.3 mi
- Pikes Peak: 21.2 mi
- Point of Rocks: 1.8 mi
- The Deeps: 8.1 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 2.2 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Knife River Beach: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 157° | 403 m | 21.2 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NE 36° | 350 m | 9.9 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | WSW 238° | 292 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:20 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 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 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 67 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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