When Does Little Hanging Horn Lake Freeze? Typical Ice-In Nov 24, Ice-Out Apr 19
Little Hanging Horn Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota usually freezes over around Nov 24, and usually has ice-out around Apr 19, based on Minnesota DNR ice observations recorded between 2009-2016. That works out to roughly 219 days of open water a year. These are typical dates across many winters, not a forecast — individual years swing by weeks in either direction.
Ice record for Little Hanging Horn Lake
| Typical freeze-up (ice-in) | Nov 24 |
| Typical ice-out | Apr 19 |
| Earliest freeze-up on record | Nov 11, 2009 |
| Latest freeze-up on record | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Earliest ice-out on record | Mar 24, 2012 |
| Latest ice-out on record | May 4, 2014 |
| Open-water season | ~219 days |
| Winters observed | 17 |
| Location | Carlton County, Minnesota |
These are dates, not an ice-safety reading
A typical freeze-up date tells you when Little Hanging Horn Lake has usually iced over — it does not tell you the ice is safe, and we hold no thickness measurement for this or any lake. The Minnesota DNR is explicit that no ice is ever completely safe: thickness varies across a single lake, and current, springs, aerators, and insulating snow all weaken it. Ice that held a truck last week may not hold a person today.
Read the ice-thickness guidelines before going out, and check current conditions with the Minnesota DNR ice-safety page and local bait shops, which track conditions lake by lake.
How much the timing varies
Ice-out on Little Hanging Horn Lake has landed as early as Mar 24, 2012 and as late as May 4, 2014 — a spread of weeks around the Apr 19 median. Freeze-up has ranged from Nov 11, 2009 to Dec 9, 2016. That year-to-year swing is why a median date is a planning tool, not a schedule. Freeze-up is driven by accumulated cold after the lake turns over in fall; ice-out by late-winter air temperature, sun angle, and how much snow sits on top of the ice reflecting it. The full nutrient and algae breakdown for Little Hanging Horn Lake is on the lake report.
Source: Minnesota DNR Climate Office ice-in / ice-out records, observations from 2009-2016.
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