Clitherall Minnesota Map

About Clitherall, Minnesota

Clitherall is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 125.3 people per km². Clitherall is located at 46.2750°N, 95.6312°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Clitherall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56524.

Clitherall emerges from the glacial debris of the Minnesota interior, a quiet settlement defined by the expansive, reflective surface of Clitherall Lake. It lies 21.3 miles east of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 91°T), and is situated 29.5 miles north-northwest of Alexandria. The topography here is a rhythmic succession of moraines and low-lying basins, where the horizon is defined not by jagged peaks, but by the distant, hazy silhouette of Black Peak rising ten miles toward the sky. Within the Clitheral State Wildlife Management Area, the earth supports a dense mosaic of prairie grasses and deciduous thickets that turn a burnished copper under the low, slanted light of an autumn afternoon. The air carries a crisp, mineral clarity, sharpened by the absence of any maritime influence, leaving the silence of the inland plains to settle heavily upon the fields.

Clitherall preserves the remnants of a pioneer spirit rooted in the mid-nineteenth century, a history marked by the steady labor of early settlers who recognized the agricultural potential of the dark, fertile soil. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the land, with farming operations and small-scale enterprise sustaining the sparse population that keeps the area’s heritage alive. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape opens into vast, productive stretches that eventually drain toward the distant path of Brandborg Creek. Life in Clitherall follows the long, deliberate passage of the seasons, where the deep, quiet winters enforce a communal patience and an enduring connection to the frozen, silvered expanse of the lake.

About This Clitherall Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clitherall, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.274961, -95.631156. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Clitherall includes the ZIP code (56524), telephone area code (320), county seat of Otter Tail County (Fergus Falls), and school district assignment (Battle Lake Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.