Davies Wildlife Management Area
Davies Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Amor Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 15 mi
- Inspiration Peak · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amor Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Mondt WPA: 5.4 mi
- Head Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Rearing Pond Trails: 6.6 mi
- God's Acres: 2.6 mi
- Star Lake, E Quiram Public Water Access: 6.6 mi
- Phelps Mill Park: 6.9 mi
- Pirate Park: 7.2 mi
- Dent Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 12.1 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 12.2 mi
- Cultural Center: 16.7 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 18.0 mi
- Otter Cove Children's Museum: 20.7 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 19.0 mi
- Pelican Pete: 19.6 mi
- Otto the Otter: 20.5 mi
- Angel of Hope Statue: 20.5 mi
- Joe Whitford Statue: 20.5 mi
- Otter Tail Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Battle Lake Wayside Rest: 11.0 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Co Hwy 88 Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Eddy: 12.6 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 14.4 mi
- Black Peak: 18.6 mi
- Winslow: 18.6 mi
- Pelican: 21.1 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 16.6 mi
- Broken Down Dam: 18.4 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 24.3 mi
- Battle Lake Public Beach: 10.4 mi
- Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 20.8 mi
- 1: 24.4 mi
- 2: 24.4 mi
- Blacks Grove: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Davies Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspiration Peak | SSE 163° | 533 m | 22.5 mi |
| Black Peak | SE 133° | 519 m | 18.6 mi |
| Eddy | W 281° | 506 m | 12.6 mi |
| Winslow | NNW 347° | 474 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pelican | NW 322° | 469 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:33 | 21:20 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 08:04 | 15:48 | 16:39 |
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 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottertail, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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