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Audubon Wildlife Management Area

Audubon Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Audubon Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 387 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.90277, -95.99159

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Falcon Park: 2.8 mi
  • Labelle Lake Public Water Access: 3.7 mi
  • Lake Park: 4.8 mi
  • Callaway City Park: 6.8 mi
  • Long Lake Park: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Detroit Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Pelican: 14.8 mi
  • Winslow: 16.1 mi
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 22.3 mi
  • Toad Mountain: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainESE 121°495 m11.5 mi
WinslowSE 146°474 m16.1 mi
PelicanS 178°469 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3020:3621:23
September equinox07:1118:4419:24
December solstice08:0715:4716:38

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655967

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