Upper Rice Wildlife Management Area
Upper Rice Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 462 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. Great River Road passes 5.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 18.7 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Headwaters · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- La Salle Lake State Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Shevlin City Park: 8.6 mi
- Long Lake Park: 8.7 mi
- Hospital Hill Sledding: 9.8 mi
- Bagley City Park: 9.9 mi
- Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statue: 19.5 mi
- Shaynowishkung: 19.5 mi
- Origami Bird: 19.6 mi
- Science Arch: 19.9 mi
- Fosston City Mural (old): 24.7 mi
- Clearwater County History Center: 8.5 mi
- Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers: 11.6 mi
- Lakeside Museum: 12.3 mi
- Headwaters Science Center: 19.4 mi
- Clearwater County Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Helicopter: 24.1 mi
- Tank: 24.2 mi
- Height of Land Lookout: 15.9 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Diamond Point Beach: 20.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 20.2 mi
- Council Ring: 12.8 mi
- Gitigaan Garden: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Rice Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height of Land Lookout | SW 220° | 611 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:34 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:41 | 16:34 |
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 | 24 | 39 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Itasca Univ OF Minn, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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