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Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area

Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Summerfield Park, a park 0.7 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.24226, -93.01651

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Summerfield Park: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Bluff Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fenway Park: 1.0 mi
  • Houle WMA: 1.0 mi
  • Southview Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums: 42
Gardens: 42
Attractions: 36
Beaches: 21
  • Ojiketa Beach Area: 9.3 mi
  • Golden Lake: 9.8 mi
  • Ramsey County Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Bellaire Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Griers Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • Mill Pond Park: 16.0 mi
  • West Picnic Grounds: 19.4 mi
  • Chipmunk picnic area: 21.0 mi
  • Wabun A: 24.3 mi
  • Wabun B: 24.3 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Seminary Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Peaslee Peak: 17.5 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Sandstone Point: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Sand Castles: 20.4 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 22.7 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 22.9 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 22.9 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hajduk Spring: 22.0 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bissel's MoundSSE 158°307 m23.8 mi
Norwegian HillSW 216°293.522 m18.6 mi
Sandstone PointENE 58°287 m20.0 mi
Coons HillSE 144°268 m22.9 mi
Peaslee PeakENE 63°229 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:25
June solstice05:2520:1921:04
September equinox07:0018:3319:11
December solstice07:4915:4416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455868727062493320
Precip in0.90.91.73.04.44.54.74.03.22.91.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest Lake 5NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655615

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