Nature reserve · Minnesota

Ehrenberg Wildlife Management Area

Ehrenberg Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Ehrenberg Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. The nearest named place is US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area, a rest area 3.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.33338, -95.96080

13.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
17.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
25.2 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Byrne Lake Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
Shible Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Shible Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
Reimers Wildlife Management Area: 8.6 mi

Parks21

Appleton Area Recreational Park: 8.1 mi
West Side Park: 13.6 mi
Riverside Park: 16.9 mi
Pomme de Terra Park: 17.2 mi
City Park: 17.2 mi

Museums6

Arv Hus Museum: 15.5 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 16.9 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 17.0 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 17.6 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 23.0 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 23.0 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 23.1 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 3.5 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 18.4 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 24.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:57	19:36
June solstice	05:37	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:23
December solstice	08:01	15:55	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	13	17	30	45	59	69	73	70	62	48	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.1	3.8	4.2	3.2	2.6	2.3	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artichoke Lake 1 E, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656862

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