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Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Northwest Unit

Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Northwest Unit from directly overhead

Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Northwest Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. Hurrle Peak stands 370 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Great River Road passes 17 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.58285, -93.78739

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lion's Park: 7.9 mi
  • Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wayside: 8.1 mi
  • Rainbow Park: 9.4 mi
  • Mark Park: 9.5 mi
  • River side Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 4
Museums: 4
Artworks: 1
  • SCSU Logo: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quarry 20 picnic area: 22.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Hurrle Peak: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glendorado Wildlife Management Area, Northwest Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurrle PeakSW 236°370 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:28
June solstice05:2720:2321:09
September equinox07:0318:3619:15
December solstice07:5315:4516:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131830445766706860473219
Precip in0.80.91.72.83.94.24.04.12.92.71.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santiago 3 E, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657125

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