Nature reserve · Minnesota

Adolf Elseth Memorial Wildlife Management Area

Adolf Elseth Memorial Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Adolf Elseth Memorial Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. The nearest named place is Wright Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates48.37152, -96.46676

14.5 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
16.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves55

Wright Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
Alces Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
West Valley Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Florian Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
Florian Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi

Parks29

Old Mill State Park: 4.9 mi
Newfolden Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
Newfolden City Park: 6.6 mi
Florian Park: 8.9 mi
Middle River Memorial Park: 14.6 mi

Museums3

Viking Farmer Museam: 10.9 mi
Cultural Heritage Center: 14.4 mi
Marshall County Historical: 17.9 mi

Historic sites3

Anderson/Bagaas Burial: 12.6 mi
Holt Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
Veteran War Memorial: 14.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Radium: 11.9 mi
Pelan: 19.1 mi

Artworks2

Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 14.5 mi
Minn-Dak Mural: 24.2 mi

Attractions1

M60: 21.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:57	19:39
June solstice	05:25	20:42	21:32
September equinox	07:13	18:44	19:26
December solstice	08:15	15:40	16:34

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	5	10	24	41	54	64	68	67	58	44	27	13
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.1	3.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	2.7	2.0	1.0	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Argyle, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655608

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