Owens Wildlife Management Area
Owens Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 29.9 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Doug Johnson Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Cook City Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
- Linden Grove Baseball Field: 8.3 mi
- Big Aspen Trail System: 11.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Jasper Peak: 22.1 mi
- Pike Mountain: 22.2 mi
- Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 22.3 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 22.8 mi
- Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 19.2 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 19.3 mi
- Breitung Monument: 21.0 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 22.8 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Owens Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Pine Island Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Peloquin Wildlife Management Area: 23.2 mi
- Soudan Mine Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
- Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 21.1 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 21.2 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 23.6 mi
- Costin Village: 21.3 mi
- Spina: 21.6 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 22.1 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 22.8 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 22.3 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owens Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | SSE 148° | 594 m | 22.2 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | SSE 160° | 485 m | 22.8 mi |
| Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook) | E 90° | 484 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | SSE 161° | 476 m | 23.9 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | SSE 161° | 476 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:25 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:28 | 16:21 |
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 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 13 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cook 8NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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