Otter Tail Rest Area
Otter Tail Rest Area is a rest area in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rearing Pond Trails, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inspiration Peak · 18 mi
- Hallaway's Hill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rearing Pond Trails: 4.0 mi
- Davies Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
- Head Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Amor Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
- Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Glendalough State Park: 5.3 mi
- God's Acres: 6.4 mi
- Henning City Park: 9.3 mi
- Halverson Park: 9.6 mi
- Nyberg Sculpture Park: 10.2 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 13.4 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 13.4 mi
- Cultural Center: 13.5 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 13.6 mi
- Gas Engine Building: 21.7 mi
- Inukshuk: 16.4 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 22.7 mi
- Otto the Otter: 23.5 mi
- Angel of Hope Statue: 23.5 mi
- Joe Whitford Statue: 23.7 mi
- Black Peak: 12.8 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 13.4 mi
- Eddy: 18.3 mi
- Inspiration Peak: 18.5 mi
- Winslow: 23.2 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 9.5 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Hansel Lake Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 13.4 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 19.5 mi
- Broken Down Dam: 21.4 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 8.9 mi
- Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 23.3 mi
- Blacks Grove: 19.6 mi
- Parkers Prairie Community Garden: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Otter Tail Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Peak | S 176° | 533 m | 18.5 mi |
| Black Peak | SE 138° | 519 m | 12.8 mi |
| Eddy | WNW 288° | 506 m | 18.3 mi |
| Winslow | NNW 336° | 474 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Nebo | E 98° | 460 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:32 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:48 | 16:39 |
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 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottertail, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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