Nature reserve · Minnesota

Agassiz-Olson Wildlife Management Area

Agassiz-Olson Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Agassiz-Olson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. The nearest named place is Agassiz-Nelson Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.45875, -96.39231

19.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Agassiz-Nelson Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Prairie Smoke Dunes SNA: 4.4 mi
Agassiz Dunes SNA: 5.2 mi
Liberty Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
Lee WPA: 8.2 mi

Parks52

Gary Pines: 7.0 mi
Veterans Memorial: 8.3 mi
Gary Community Club Park: 8.3 mi
Dekko Park: 12.2 mi
East Side Park: 12.3 mi

Museums4

Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 15.0 mi
Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 15.0 mi
Red River History Museam: 19.8 mi
Polk County Pioneer Museum: 23.2 mi

Artworks2

worlds largest bluebird: 19.7 mi
Erskin Walley Sculpture: 22.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Betcher: 5.5 mi

Historic sites1

Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 14.8 mi

Peaks1

Frenchmans Bluff: 20.5 mi

Rest areas1

Oak Lake Rest Area: 24.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:38
June solstice	05:29	20:39	21:27
September equinox	07:13	18:45	19:25
December solstice	08:11	15:45	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	6	10	25	41	54	65	69	67	58	44	28	13
Precip in	0.8	0.7	1.0	1.5	2.9	4.6	3.9	2.9	2.8	2.2	0.9	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ADA, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655604

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