Nature reserve · Minnesota

Allen Wildlife Management Area

Allen Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Allen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. The nearest named place is WPA, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.55949, -96.58153

5.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
7.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

WPA: 1.4 mi
WPA: 1.5 mi
Mallard Hole Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
WPA: 2.9 mi
Foley Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi

Parks34

Graceville Wayside Park: 6.3 mi
Beardsley City Park: 6.4 mi
Toqua Lakes Park: 6.5 mi
City Park: 7.0 mi
Big Stone Lake State Park - Bonanza Area: 10.0 mi

Museums6

Clinton Depot: 9.8 mi
Sam Brown Log Cabin: 12.8 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 19.5 mi
Valley Queen Heritage Center: 23.5 mi
Grant County Historical Museum: 23.6 mi

Beaches2

North Beach: 9.6 mi
South Beach: 9.7 mi

Historic sites2

Samuel J Brown State Monument: 12.8 mi
Milbank Grist Mill: 23.4 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 19.5 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 19.5 mi

Rest areas1

Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 23.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:39
June solstice	05:38	20:34	21:20
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:26
December solstice	08:04	15:56	16:46

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	67	71	69	60	46	31	18
Precip in	0.9	0.9	1.3	2.5	2.8	3.8	4.0	2.7	2.4	2.3	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Browns Valley, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656061

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