Pine Island Wildlife Management Area
Pine Island Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, a park 4.8 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
53 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: 4.8 mi
- Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: 5.5 mi
- Breitung Monument Park: 5.8 mi
- Salo Corner Park: 15.6 mi
- Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground: 16.2 mi
- Soudan Mine Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 5.5 mi
- Pioneer Mine Shaft House: 20.4 mi
- Pillow Rock: 21.0 mi
- Large rock core: 21.2 mi
- Breitung Monument: 5.8 mi
- Mining Equipment: 20.1 mi
- Fallen Veterans: 20.9 mi
- Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 24.2 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 24.2 mi
- Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 5.6 mi
- Jasper Peak: 6.4 mi
- Blueberry Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Pike Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 24.3 mi
- Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Bear Head Lake State Park: 11.9 mi
- Owens Wildlife Management Area: 18.3 mi
- Owens Wildlife Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Old Koschak Farm Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Sioux Falls: 15.5 mi
- Dry Falls: 20.8 mi
- Devils Cascade: 22.1 mi
- Loon Falls: 24.2 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 16.2 mi
- Ely-Winton History Museum: 21.5 mi
- Dorothy Molter Museum: 21.6 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 15.9 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 24.2 mi
- Ol' Baldy: 16.5 mi
- Meander Lake Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pine Island Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | SSW 196° | 594 m | 23.2 mi |
| Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook) | SE 131° | 484 m | 5.6 mi |
| Blueberry Bluff | E 82° | 451 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:24 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:26 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/31657765
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- Ely · 21 mi
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