Mckenzie Lake Wildlife Management Area
Mckenzie Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 548 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the west-southwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wapatus Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 9.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.9 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Headwaters · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roy Lake Park: 7.3 mi
- Long Lake Park: 7.6 mi
- Bad Medicine Lake Public Water Access Site: 7.8 mi
- City Park: 7.9 mi
- Little Elbow Lake Park: 7.9 mi
- Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 12.1 mi
- Lakeside Museum: 12.3 mi
- Clearwater County History Center: 22.0 mi
- Height of Land Lookout: 2.0 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mallard: 10.4 mi
- Council Ring: 12.7 mi
- Clearwater County Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Smoky Hills Wayside: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mckenzie Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height of Land Lookout | WSW 248° | 611 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:54 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:34 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:43 | 16:35 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Itasca Univ OF Minn, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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