Gravel Pit 1672 Wildlife Management Area
Gravel Pit 1672 Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurrle Peak, a peak 3.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 7.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 27.9 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Lake Park: 5.2 mi
- Fair Haven Park: 5.5 mi
- Fair Haven Mill Park: 5.8 mi
- Willow Creek Park: 6.3 mi
- Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 10.8 mi
- Rail Legacy Museum: 11.4 mi
- Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum: 12.5 mi
- Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 17.8 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 4.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Dennis M. Thayer: 12.2 mi
- Stone Gate: 14.3 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 12.0 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 12.3 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 14.0 mi
- Saint John's Pottery Studio: 14.4 mi
- A maze'n Farmyard: 18.0 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mt Aral: 4.4 mi
- King's Hill: 21.8 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 12.3 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 18.0 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 18.1 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 14.2 mi
- Avon Beach: 17.7 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 9.7 mi
- SCSU Logo: 11.6 mi
- Anderson Gardens: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gravel Pit 1672 Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | SW 218° | 421 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | E 98° | 370 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:51 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:24 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:48 | 16:37 |
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 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kimball 3N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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