---
type: lake
name: "Pine Mountain Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 106
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.90118
longitude: -90.29472
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "16010800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-mountain-lake
---

# Pine Mountain Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 106 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pine Mountain Lake is a 106-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including splake. 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 2021.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Splake, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Musquash Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/musquash-lake) - 2.4 miles, 131 acres
- [Northern Light Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/northern-light-lake) - 2.6 miles, 378 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elbow-lake-grand-marais) - 2.9 miles, 408 acres
- [Mink Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mink-lake) - 4 miles, 57 acres
- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kimball-lake) - 4 miles, 77 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-twin-lake) - 4.5 miles, 173 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.90118,-90.29472)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16010800)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-mountain-lake)*