Kettle Lake Wildlife Management Area
Kettle Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 389 m. Oldenburg Point stands 292 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mervin Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive passes 19 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 24.2 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Ely's Peak Overlook · 25 mi
- Bardon Peak Overlook · 26 mi
61 named places within 25 miles
- Cromwell Park: 6.2 mi
- Robert Johnson Memorial Park: 9.5 mi
- Barnum City Park: 9.6 mi
- Wright Park: 11.3 mi
- Moose Lake State Park: 13.1 mi
- Mervin Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Carl Sandell Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Sawyer Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Fond du Lac State Forest: 7.5 mi
- Dye Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Culkin Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Tamarack Wayside Rest: 16.7 mi
- General Andrews Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Moose Lake Depot Museum: 12.1 mi
- Carlton County Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- Culver Museum: 17.2 mi
- Esko Historical Society Museum: 20.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 16.3 mi
- Sugarloaf: 12.3 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 20.4 mi
- Wrenshall deer statue: 18.5 mi
- Opa's Picnic: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kettle Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg Point | E 86° | 292 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:22 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:35 | 16:27 |
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 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wright 3 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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