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Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area

Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hospital Hill Sledding, a park 3.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.53373, -95.46757

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • Hospital Hill Sledding: 3.1 mi
  • Bagley City Park: 3.2 mi
  • Spring Lake Park: 8.0 mi
  • Shevlin City Park: 9.9 mi
  • Cross Lake-Tilberg County Park: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 13.6 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 13.6 mi
  • ROAR!: 20.6 mi
  • Elk: 20.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Clearwater County History Center: 9.6 mi
  • Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 23.1 mi
  • Lakeside Museum: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Strawberry Mountain: 20.6 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Council Ring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutS 185°611 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5419:35
June solstice05:2520:3521:24
September equinox07:0918:4119:22
December solstice08:0815:4116:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655785

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