Sax Wildlife Management Area
Sax Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) stands 485 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Zim Wildlife Management Area, Janzen Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Ellsburg Township Park: 9.7 mi
- Melrude Basketball Court: 9.7 mi
- Southside Park: 18.5 mi
- Carey Lake Park: 18.6 mi
- Northside Park: 19.3 mi
- Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial: 16.0 mi
- First House: 19.3 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Ironman: 23.8 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 19.4 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 22.0 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 22.7 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 23.2 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 24.1 mi
- Fermoy: 1.1 mi
- Elcor: 22.8 mi
- Costin Village: 23.3 mi
- Spina: 23.7 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 22.6 mi
- Boulder Lake Environmental Learning Center: 22.8 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 23.4 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 23.8 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 22.0 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 22.2 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 23.2 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
- Sparta Beach: 19.4 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 22.9 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 23.3 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sax Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | N 10° | 485 m | 23.2 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | NNE 11° | 476 m | 22.0 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | N 11° | 476 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cotton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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