---
type: lake
name: "Mountain Ash Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Hill City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 101
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 47.05662
longitude: -93.5727
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "31053100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mountain-ash-lake
---

# Mountain Ash Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Hill City

- **Surface Area**: 101 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mountain Ash Lake is a 101-acre lake near Hill City in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Dinner Pail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/dinner-pail-lake) - 1.6 miles, 47 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/smith-lake-hill-city) - 3.4 miles, 43 acres
- [Hill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hill-lake) - 3.8 miles, 794 acres
- [Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/split-hand-lake) - 4.1 miles, 1,374 acres
- [Carlson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/carlson-lake) - 4.5 miles, 188 acres
- [Taylor Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/taylor-lake) - 5.2 miles, 55 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.05662,-93.5727)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31053100)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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