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Elm Lake Wildlife Management Area

Elm Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Elm Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. The nearest named place is Agder Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.4 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.25402, -95.96390
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 26
  • Goodridge Park: 10.5 mi
  • A.C. Tvedt Park: 10.5 mi
  • Finsbury Park: 12.8 mi
  • Centennial Park: 12.9 mi
  • Lafave Park: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Holt Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • Veteran War Memorial: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 15.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Viking Farmer Museam: 20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5519:37
June solstice05:2420:4021:29
September equinox07:1118:4319:24
December solstice08:1315:3816:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61126425666706859442813
Precip in0.60.50.81.43.13.94.03.32.72.21.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Agassiz Refuge, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656848

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