Nature reserve · Minnesota

Elgin Woods Wildlife Management Area

Elgin Woods Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Elgin Woods Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 399 m. The nearest named place is Grey Eagle Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.81037, -94.86617

6.5 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
23.9 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Grey Eagle Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
Birch Lakes State Forest: 5.4 mi
Ostendorff Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
Ritter Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi

Parks49

Sauk Lake Wayside Park: 5.0 mi
Lake Sylvia Wayside: 5.8 mi
Lions Park: 6.0 mi
Jaycees's Park: 6.1 mi
Conservation Club Park: 6.3 mi

Museums3

Melrose Area Museum: 10.0 mi
Christie House Museum: 11.3 mi
Todd County Museum: 11.3 mi

Rest areas3

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 23.3 mi
Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 23.5 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 9.1 mi
The Mound: 9.3 mi

Beaches2

Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 23.6 mi
Avon Beach: 24.1 mi

Artworks1

Clock: 14.3 mi

Historic sites1

Veterans' Memorial: 22.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:53	19:32
June solstice	05:30	20:28	21:14
September equinox	07:07	18:40	19:19
December solstice	07:58	15:48	16:38

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	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.6	4.2	4.3	3.8	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656870

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