Picket Lake, Minnesota

Coordinates: 48°06′22″N 92°23′06″W / 48.10611°N 92.38500°W / 48.10611; -92.38500
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Picket Lake is an unorganized territory located in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was zero.

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 37 square miles (24,000 acres) or 95.8 km2, of which approximately 95% is land and the rest is water.[1] The United States Forest Service describes Picket Lake as an area comprising 383 lake acres and 4097 acres of National Forest land.[2][3]

The closest town to the lake is Orr.[3] The Forest Service provides three backcountry campsites around the lake, and the parking lot is accessible via Forest Road 477.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Minnesota 2000: Census of Population and Housing, p. 30 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 2000).
  2. ^ Chippewa and Superior National Forests (N.F.), Forest Plan Revision: Environmental Impact Statement, p. 65 (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 2003).
  3. ^ a b c "Picket Lake". USDA Forest Service, Superior National Forest. Retrieved 2013-09-29.

48°06′22″N 92°23′06″W / 48.10611°N 92.38500°W / 48.10611; -92.38500