Knife River Aquatic Management Area
Knife River Aquatic Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Sugar Camp Hill stands 370 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Knife River Wayside Rest, a rest area 0.1 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- On the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 12.2 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Lester River Overlook · 12 mi
- Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory · 13 mi
- Top O' Creation · 15 mi
- Gazebo Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- French River Hatchery: 5.8 mi
- Paul Van Hover Park: 7.4 mi
- Thomas Owens Park: 7.6 mi
- McQuade Small Craft Harbor: 7.7 mi
- Lakeview Park Playground: 7.9 mi
- Edna G: 7.3 mi
- Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Depot Museum: 7.5 mi
- Two Harbors Light Station: 7.5 mi
- 3M Birthplace Museum: 7.6 mi
- Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate: 15.4 mi
- Lake County Fairgrounds: 8.9 mi
- Glenshhen Mansion Congdon Estate Grounds: 15.3 mi
- Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium: 16.7 mi
- Leif Erikson Replica Longboat: 17.3 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 18.4 mi
- Minnesota's Oldest Concrete: 16.2 mi
- Old Pump Station: 17.0 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Clayton-Jackson-McGhie Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Modern Ship Anchor: 18.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 14.3 mi
- Fifth Falls: 20.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.3 mi
- Middle Falls: 20.3 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 16.5 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 16.5 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 16.8 mi
- Leif Erikson: 17.3 mi
- Jay Cooke: 17.5 mi
- Lieuna Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 15.8 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
- Canosia Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 16.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 16.6 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 17.2 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 19.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 19.7 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 0.1 mi
- Gooseberry Falls Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 21.8 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Knife River Beach: 0.4 mi
- Burlington Bay Beach: 8.1 mi
- Flood Bay: 9.3 mi
- Agate Beach: 20.7 mi
- The Deeps: 12.6 mi
- Lafayette Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Point of Rocks: 19.5 mi
- Moose Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Hill: 24.1 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 18.4 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Davis Area: 20.3 mi
- Picnic Flow: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knife River Aquatic Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp Hill | SSE 159° | 370 m | 24.1 mi |
| Moose Mountain | WSW 239° | 350 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Harbors, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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