Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 52 min5:27 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min8:03 am – 4:35 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 17°F, lows -2°F24 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month June46 in of snow a year, on about 30 days1 days above 90°F, 178 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Detroit Lakes 12e station, 11 mi away; rain from Park Rapids Muni Ap; snow from New York Mills
Nearby landmarksWolf Lakelake · under a mileIsland Lakelake · 3.7 miToad Mountainpeak · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsToad Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Becker)state conservation land · 4.8 mi · 121 acresBass Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Becker)state conservation land · 5.1 miTamarac National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.8 mi · 42,534 acresPerham State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 314 acresStraight Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Becker)state conservation land · 9.2 miShell Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Becker)state conservation land · 9.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBecker County, MN, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025233 of 315 days measured71 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 6 unhealthy daysMedian index 38, worst day 185main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Becker County monitors, MN
Drinking waterDetroit Lakesserves 10,038 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,535 ft468 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHI Saint Joseph's Health16.8 miPost officeWolf Lake Post Office - CPO2.1 miFire stationWolf Lake Fire Department2.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBrainerd Lakes Regional Airport BRD67 miUS highwayUS 7113 miAmtrakDetroit Lakes, MN DLK22 miCoachPerhamJefferson Lines19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 56593 ZIP area.
