Greenhead Wildlife Management Area
Greenhead Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 432 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Greentown Park, a park 1.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Greentown Park: 1.3 mi
- Legion Park: 1.3 mi
- Tracy City Park: 2.0 mi
- Travelers Park: 2.1 mi
- Sebastian Park: 2.2 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 9.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 15.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 9.1 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 17.4 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 18.0 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 18.1 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 6.4 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 10.7 mi
- Poverty Hill: 12.0 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 22.4 mi
- The Mustang Statue: 15.7 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 16.1 mi
- Civil War Statue: 16.4 mi
- Central Courtyard: 16.0 mi
- Garden Courtyard: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Greenhead Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Hill | SW 214° | 526 m | 12.0 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | S 184° | 475 m | 6.4 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | ESE 122° | 463 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:26 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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