Nature reserve · Minnesota

Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area

Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 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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Coordinates45.82680, -94.70122

13.5 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
16.0 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Ostendorff Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Ireland Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Sponsa Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Clare Johnson - Carl W. Schmidt Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 5.4 mi

Parks52

Upsala City Park: 6.5 mi
Swanville City Park: 6.7 mi
St Rosa Park: 6.7 mi
Lake Sylvia Wayside: 7.0 mi
Sauk River Park: 11.5 mi

Museums7

Melrose Area Museum: 11.8 mi
Todd County Museum: 12.7 mi
Christie House Museum: 12.8 mi
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum: 17.3 mi
Minnesota Fishing Museum: 18.9 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 1.0 mi
The Mound: 1.3 mi

Rest areas2

Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 18.7 mi
Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 18.8 mi

Beaches2

Avon Beach: 19.0 mi
Saint John's Beach: 22.7 mi

Attractions2

Saint John's Pottery Studio: 22.5 mi
Maple Sugar Shack: 23.2 mi

Historic sites2

Stone Gate: 22.8 mi
Veterans' Memorial: 24.1 mi

Artworks1

Clock: 21.9 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Area 6: 24.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:52	19:31
June solstice	05:29	20:27	21:13
September equinox	07:06	18:39	19:18
December solstice	07:58	15:47	16:37

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	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.6	4.2	4.3	3.8	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657530

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