Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area
Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Soudan Mine Historical Marker, a attraction 6.3 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
- Breitung Monument Park: 6.4 mi
- Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: 6.5 mi
- Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: 8.7 mi
- Salo Corner Park: 10.4 mi
- Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground: 12.6 mi
- Breitung Monument: 6.4 mi
- Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 17.1 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 17.1 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Mining Equipment: 20.5 mi
- Jasper Peak: 7.5 mi
- Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 8.1 mi
- Pike Mountain: 16.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 20.0 mi
- Soudan Mine Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
- Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 6.6 mi
- Gnome Town: 19.0 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 19.8 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 21.5 mi
- Pine Island Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Bear Head Lake State Park: 13.7 mi
- Owens Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Owens Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 12.5 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 20.2 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 23.6 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 11.0 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 20.3 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 20.4 mi
- Elcor: 20.4 mi
- Costin Village: 21.7 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 20.7 mi
- Sioux Falls: 22.4 mi
- Ol' Baldy: 22.6 mi
- Sparta Beach: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | S 191° | 594 m | 16.3 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | SSW 201° | 485 m | 20.0 mi |
| Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook) | ENE 72° | 484 m | 8.1 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | SSW 199° | 476 m | 20.9 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | SSW 199° | 476 m | 21.0 mi |
| Blueberry Bluff | ENE 66° | 451 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:24 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:27 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 5 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 41 | 26 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower 2S, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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