Nature reserve · Minnesota

Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area

Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Coordinates45.26939, -95.69323

18.1 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
16.4 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
29.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Jossart Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
Jossart Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
Clair Rollings Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi

Parks23

Roosevelt Park: 5.6 mi
Appleton Area Recreational Park: 15.4 mi
West Side Park: 16.5 mi
Pillsbury Park: 19.4 mi
Glacial Lakes State Park: 20.3 mi

Museums4

Swift County Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
Arv Hus Museum: 15.2 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 24.4 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 13.9 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 23.5 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 24.1 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 24.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:56	19:35
June solstice	05:36	20:29	21:15
September equinox	07:10	18:43	19:22
December solstice	08:00	15:54	16:44

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	11	15	29	44	58	68	72	70	62	47	31	17
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	2.6	3.3	4.1	4.0	3.8	2.8	2.5	1.2	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benson, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31658011

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