Nature reserve · Minnesota

Eldorado Wildlife Management Area

Eldorado Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Eldorado Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. The nearest named place is Thedin Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.72810, -96.13980

13.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
29.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Thedin Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Boekholt Grove Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Everglade Marshes Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
Towner Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Horning Pit Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi

Parks28

Niemackl Lake Park: 4.3 mi
Pheasant Creek Park: 5.3 mi
City Park: 6.9 mi
Lawndale Farms: 8.9 mi
Norcross City Park: 10.1 mi

Museums3

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 14.5 mi
Grant County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
Clinton Depot: 23.5 mi

Historic sites2

Runestone Replica: 23.7 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 24.9 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 15.8 mi

Attractions1

Corn Maze: 19.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Pomme de Terre: 24.9 mi

Peaks1

Lookout Mountain: 24.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:36	20:33	21:19
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:03	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	10	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.2	3.1	4.4	4.3	3.5	2.7	2.4	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656872

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