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Remer State Forest

Remer State Forest from directly overhead

Remer State Forest is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 418 m. Big Thunder Peak stands 534 m to the east-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Lake Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 7.2 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.10325, -93.81641

67 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Schoolcraft State Park: 8.5 mi
  • Tioga Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
  • Hill City City Park and Campground: 13.0 mi
  • Portage Park: 14.0 mi
  • Pokegama Dam Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Hidden Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Tioga Pit Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Tioga Beach and Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
  • Zorbaz Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Hill lake Beach: 13.1 mi
Museums: 4
  • Forest History Center: 14.7 mi
  • Judy Garland Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Central School: 16.3 mi
  • The Gilbert Mansion: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Big Thunder Peak: 6.7 mi
  • Quadna Mountain: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • MacRostie Art Center: 16.3 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 16.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Beerbower Veterans Monument: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Remer State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Thunder PeakENE 78°534 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2020:2721:15
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5915:3716:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81226395362676657432814
Precip in0.80.71.11.83.14.64.23.43.12.51.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pokegama DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1201124130

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