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Island Lake Fmha Wildlife Management Area, Mahnomen County Unit

Island Lake Fmha Wildlife Management Area, Mahnomen County Unit from directly overhead

Island Lake Fmha Wildlife Management Area, Mahnomen County Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 444 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Lake Park, a park 3.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48688, -95.56747

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Spring Lake Park: 3.6 mi
  • Hospital Hill Sledding: 8.2 mi
  • Bagley City Park: 8.3 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 10.0 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 10.6 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 10.6 mi
  • ROAR!: 17.9 mi
  • Elk: 18.0 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 3
  • Clearwater County History Center: 14.6 mi
  • Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 23.6 mi
  • Lakeside Museum: 24.2 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Strawberry Mountain: 17.0 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Council Ring: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Island Lake Fmha Wildlife Management Area, Mahnomen County Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutS 170°611 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5419:35
June solstice05:2620:3621:24
September equinox07:1018:4119:22
December solstice08:0815:4216:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656634

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