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Mosquito Creek Wildlife Management Area

Mosquito Creek Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Mosquito Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 457 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. Great River Road passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.43546, -95.41051

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 30
  • Hospital Hill Sledding: 6.3 mi
  • Bagley City Park: 6.4 mi
  • Shevlin City Park: 9.8 mi
  • Roy Lake Park: 10.5 mi
  • Long Lake Park: 11.4 mi
Museums: 4
  • Clearwater County History Center: 9.5 mi
  • Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 16.0 mi
  • Lakeside Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Headwaters Science Center: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Height of Land Lookout: 14.7 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 18.7 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Council Ring: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSSW 197°611 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5419:34
June solstice05:2520:3521:23
September equinox07:0918:4119:21
December solstice08:0715:4116:34

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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656134

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