A Shau Valley Wildlife Management Area
A Shau Valley Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the northwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Creek Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.3 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Willow Creek Park: 2.1 mi
- Fair Haven Mill Park: 2.7 mi
- Fair Haven Park: 3.1 mi
- Stanley Eddy Regional Park - North Unit: 3.9 mi
- Finnish Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 13.9 mi
- Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum: 14.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 14.9 mi
- Twine Ball Museum: 15.4 mi
- Cokato Museum: 15.5 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 11.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Dustin Wayside Historic Site: 17.5 mi
- Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 18.8 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 7.8 mi
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 15.5 mi
- A maze'n Farmyard: 17.3 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 19.3 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 20.6 mi
- Mt Aral: 4.4 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 7.4 mi
- King's Hill: 15.0 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 18.3 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 23.9 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 24.0 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 20.7 mi
- Avon Beach: 23.9 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 16.7 mi
- Anderson Gardens: 18.2 mi
- SCSU Logo: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Shau Valley Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | NW 326° | 421 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | NNE 27° | 370 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:24 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:48 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kimball 3N, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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