Bear Wildlife Management Area
Bear Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring of Winnebago River, a spring 1.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 80 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 80.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ann & Leo Donahue Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Upper Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
- State Line Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Silver Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- White Woods County Park: 2.6 mi
- Pickerel Lake Park: 6.5 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 6.5 mi
- Wedgewood Park: 7.5 mi
- Dahle Park: 7.7 mi
- Alden Community Museum: 8.5 mi
- Freeborn County Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 16.2 mi
- Myrtle Museum: 16.7 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 8.2 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 8.2 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 8.7 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 9.9 mi
- Area Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 10.8 mi
- Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 1.1 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 9.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 21.6 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bear Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 187° | 443 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
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 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albert LEA 3SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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