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Silver Lake AMA

Silver Lake AMA from directly overhead

Silver Lake AMA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Pelican stands 469 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Severson Lake WPA, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.83172, -96.32202

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverbend Park: 3.1 mi
  • Hawley Softball Complex: 3.1 mi
  • Westgate Park: 3.4 mi
  • Brekken Park: 3.8 mi
  • Buffalo River State Park: 6.8 mi
Museums: 11
Artworks: 11
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 7.2 mi
  • Tractor: 19.8 mi
  • Tochi Products: 22.6 mi
  • F-102A Delta Dagger: 23.2 mi
  • F-101 Voodoo: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Heritage Garden and Amphitheater: 21.7 mi
  • Prairie Wildflower and Wild Grasses Garden: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pelican: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PelicanESE 121°469 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5819:38
June solstice05:3220:3721:24
September equinox07:1318:4519:25
December solstice08:0815:4816:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81327435767717060452915
Precip in0.70.71.31.73.44.73.42.72.92.51.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moorhead, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1278314925

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