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Atlanta Wildlife Management Area

Atlanta Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Atlanta Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.98133, -96.16353

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Labelle Lake Public Water Access: 7.1 mi
  • Lake Park: 7.4 mi
  • Viking Sword Park: 8.7 mi
  • Brekken Park: 9.6 mi
  • Hawley Softball Complex: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 5
  • Viking Sword Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Regional Science Center: 15.8 mi
  • Becker County Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 19.8 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 21.3 mi
  • Pelican: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atlanta Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainESE 122°495 m21.3 mi
PelicanSSE 157°469 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5719:37
June solstice05:3020:3621:24
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0815:4716:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655957

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