---
type: lake
name: "Hanging Horn Lake"
county: "Carlton"
nearest_town: "Barnum"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 409
max_depth_ft: 80
latitude: 46.47784
longitude: -92.69449
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "09003800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/hanging-horn-lake
---

# Hanging Horn Lake

Lake in Carlton County, Minnesota, near Barnum

- **Surface Area**: 409 acres
- **Max Depth**: 80 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hanging Horn Lake is a 409-acre lake near Barnum in Carlton County, Minnesota. It reaches 80 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 21 Carlton County lakes in this directory. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city and county. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city, county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2005-04-14
- **Latest**: 2022-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Hanging Horn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/little-hanging-horn-lake) - 0.8 miles, 114 acres
- [Bear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/bear-lake) - 1.6 miles, 100 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moose-lake) - 3.2 miles, 133 acres
- [Moosehead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/moosehead-lake) - 3.6 miles, 279 acres
- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/echo-lake) - 3.9 miles, 108 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/island-lake) - 5.6 miles, 527 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.47784,-92.69449)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=09003800)
- [All lakes in Carlton County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carlton-county/hanging-horn-lake)*