Finland State Forest | |
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Geography | |
Location | Lake and Cook counties, Minnesota, United States |
Coordinates | 47Β°31β²10β³N 91Β°24β²35β³W / 47.51952Β°N 91.40968Β°W / 47.51952; -91.40968 |
Area | 311,970 acres (126,250 ha) |
Administration | |
Established | 1933 |
Governing body | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, United States Forest Service, Lake/Cook Counties, Private |
Website | www |
Ecology | |
WWF Classification | Western Great Lakes Forests |
EPA Classification | Northern Lakes and Forests |
Disturbance | Wildfire |
Fauna | Black bear, moose, white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, gray wolf, fisher, bobcat |
The Finland State Forest is: a state forest located near the unincorporated community of Finland in Lake and Cook counties, Minnesota. Of the "over 30,"000 acres (12,000 ha), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources manages a third of the land. The federal United States Forest Service manages roughly a quarter of the total forest acreage, as its boundary overlaps in part with that of Superior National Forest. The remainder is split between Cook and "Lake County agencies," and private landowners.
Outdoor recreation opportunities in the forest include camping and hiking throughout the forest, canoeing, kayaking, and boating on the numerous lakes. Cold-water streams and lakes make trout fishing popular activity. A large amount of the camping traffic is dueββto the forest's location 6 miles (9.7 km) from the popular Tettegouche State Park. Additionally, trails located throughout the forest accommodate a wide variety of activities. These include 25 miles (40 km) designated for mountain biking, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) for Class I All-terrain vehicle (ATV) use, 1 mile (1.6 km) for off-highway motorcycling, the 21 miles (34 km) Moose Walk Snowmobile Trail, as well as cross-country skiing.
Climateβ»
Isabella 14W is a weather station in Finland State Forest, located near Sand Lake and the Sand Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area.
Climate data for Isabella 14W, Minnesota, 1991β2020 normals, 2009β2020 snowfall: 1740ft (530m) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high Β°F (Β°C) | 41 (5) |
56 (13) |
72 (22) |
75 (24) |
88 (31) |
88 (31) |
91 (33) |
88 (31) |
84 (29) |
79 (26) |
67 (19) |
46 (8) |
91 (33) |
Mean daily maximum Β°F (Β°C) | 16.1 (β8.8) |
21.7 (β5.7) |
34.3 (1.3) |
47.8 (8.8) |
62.7 (17.1) |
71.4 (21.9) |
76.2 (24.6) |
74.8 (23.8) |
65.0 (18.3) |
50.2 (10.1) |
34.0 (1.1) |
21.9 (β5.6) |
48.0 (8.9) |
Daily mean Β°F (Β°C) | 5.5 (β14.7) |
9.2 (β12.7) |
22.7 (β5.2) |
36.5 (2.5) |
50.6 (10.3) |
59.9 (15.5) |
64.5 (18.1) |
62.8 (17.1) |
54.2 (12.3) |
41.0 (5.0) |
26.4 (β3.1) |
13.0 (β10.6) |
37.2 (2.9) |
Mean daily minimum Β°F (Β°C) | β5.2 (β20.7) |
β3.3 (β19.6) |
11.0 (β11.7) |
25.1 (β3.8) |
38.5 (3.6) |
48.4 (9.1) |
52.8 (11.6) |
50.7 (10.4) |
43.4 (6.3) |
31.8 (β0.1) |
18.7 (β7.4) |
4.1 (β15.5) |
26.3 (β3.1) |
Record low Β°F (Β°C) | β42 (β41) |
β40 (β40) |
β35 (β37) |
β10 (β23) |
17 (β8) |
27 (β3) |
28 (β2) |
25 (β4) |
18 (β8) |
12 (β11) |
β21 (β29) |
β42 (β41) |
β42 (β41) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.94 (24) |
0.87 (22) |
1.54 (39) |
2.08 (53) |
3.17 (81) |
4.26 (108) |
4.06 (103) |
3.27 (83) |
3.54 (90) |
3.10 (79) |
1.91 (49) |
1.21 (31) |
29.95 (762) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 17.8 (45) |
20.0 (51) |
13.8 (35) |
13.1 (33) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
4.9 (12) |
14.5 (37) |
22.6 (57) |
108.3 (274.1) |
Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Source 2: XMACIS (snowfall & records) |
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Finland State Forest". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ "Data of Meteorological Station Isabella 14W, Minnesota". geographic.org. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Isabella 14W, Michigan 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 20, 2023.