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Island Lake Wildlife Management Area

Island Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Island Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 544 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mckenzie Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.26940, -95.49589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Roy Lake Park: 5.0 mi
  • Little Elbow Lake Park: 8.0 mi
  • South Twin Lake Park: 8.1 mi
  • Long Lake Park: 8.7 mi
  • City Park: 8.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 13.7 mi
  • Lakeside Museum: 13.9 mi
  • Clearwater County History Center: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Height of Land Lookout: 2.6 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 24.4 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Council Ring: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutS 188°611 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5419:35
June solstice05:2620:3521:23
September equinox07:0918:4119:22
December solstice08:0715:4316:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61124395262676556422714
Precip in0.80.71.22.03.24.63.53.23.12.91.31.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Itasca Univ OF Minn, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656632

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