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Clitherall Wildlife Management Area

Clitherall Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Clitherall Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 408 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is CIty park, a park 4.3 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.26950, -95.62826

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • CIty park: 4.3 mi
  • Nyberg Sculpture Park: 4.6 mi
  • Halverson Park: 4.6 mi
  • Glendalough State Park: 4.7 mi
  • Henning City Park: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Inukshuk: 10.7 mi
  • Otto the Otter: 20.7 mi
  • Angel of Hope Statue: 20.7 mi
  • Joe Whitford Statue: 21.2 mi
  • George B. Whight Statue: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Battle Lake Public Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 19.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Broken Down Dam: 18.9 mi
  • Continental Divide Monument: 20.9 mi
  • Captain Black's Cabin: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • 2: 24.0 mi
  • 1: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Parkers Prairie Community Garden: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Blacks Grove: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Inspiration PeakSSE 164°533 m9.6 mi
Black PeakE 92°519 m9.7 mi
EddyNW 312°506 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:35
June solstice05:3120:3221:19
September equinox07:1018:4219:22
December solstice08:0315:4916:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81326415565696859452915
Precip in0.60.61.22.23.44.84.33.33.22.71.10.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657993

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