Nature reserve · Minnesota

Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit

Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit from directly overhead

Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. The nearest named place is Benson Wildlife Management Area, West Unit, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.58965, -95.76079

11.1 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Benson Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 0.5 mi
Noordmans Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Selk Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
Weiler Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Walden Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi

Parks35

Pomme de Terra Park: 5.8 mi
Riverside Park: 6.4 mi
Eagles Ball Park: 6.7 mi
The Mall: 6.8 mi
West Side Park: 6.8 mi

Museums4

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 7.6 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 20.5 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 20.6 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 16.9 mi
Tower Hill: 19.4 mi

Rest areas2

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 24.4 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 5.6 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 5.9 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 11.1 mi

Historic sites1

Runestone Replica: 16.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:56	19:36
June solstice	05:35	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:11	18:43	19:22
December solstice	08:01	15:53	16:43

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	10	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.2	3.1	4.4	4.3	3.5	2.7	2.4	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655742

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