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Whale Lake

Coordinates: 47°53′31.19″N 90°32′43.37″W / 47.8919972°N 90.5453806°W / 47.8919972; -90.5453806
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Whale Lake
Whale Lake on a summer evening.
Location of Whale Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Whale Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Whale Lake
Location of Whale Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Whale Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Whale Lake
LocationWest Cook, Cook County, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates47°53′31.19″N 90°32′43.37″W / 47.8919972°N 90.5453806°W / 47.8919972; -90.5453806
Primary outflowsWhale Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area21 acres (8.5 ha)
Max. depth10 ft (3.0 m)
Surface elevation1,900 feet (580 m)
SettlementsGrand Marais, Minnesota
Cook, Minnesota

Whale Lake is a lake in Cook County in what is known as the Arrowhead Region of northern Minnesota. It is within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, at the base of Eagle Mountain, Minnesota's highest point. Two miles (3 km) from the nearest road, Whale Lake is only accessible via the Eagle Mountain Hiking Trail from the south, or the Brule Lake Trail from the northwest.[1] It offers two campsites to hikers, one on the northern shore near the intersection of the two trails, and the other a few hundred yards away from the western shore.

Whale Lake has been known to contain Bluegill,[2] Northern Pike, [3] Yellow Perch,[3] and more commonly, White Sucker fish.[3]

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  1. ^ Trails of the BWCA, Kekabic Trail Club Maps, The Hungry Beaver, May, June, July, 1996.
  2. ^ a b c "Whale Lake Information Report". Lakefinder. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1973-08-27. Retrieved 2007-09-06.