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Grefsrud WPA

Grefsrud WPA from directly overhead

Grefsrud WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 395 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Phesants Forever Inc. WPA, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.55942, -96.13243

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • E. L. Peterson Park: 2.5 mi
  • Sherin Park and Campground: 2.6 mi
  • Sherin Park: 2.9 mi
  • Maplewood State Park: 7.9 mi
  • Giant Prairie Chicken: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Pelican Pete: 2.5 mi
  • Prairie Chicken Statue: 8.9 mi
  • Butterfly Sculpture: 18.4 mi
  • A Point in Time: 18.8 mi
  • Joe Whitford Statue: 19.2 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Eddy: 9.3 mi
  • Pelican: 11.4 mi
  • Winslow: 18.9 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 3
  • Otter Tail County Historical Society: 19.1 mi
  • Otter Cove Children's Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Becker County Museum: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebble Lake Swimming Beach: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grefsrud WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddySE 125°506 m9.3 mi
Detroit MountainNE 43°495 m24.3 mi
WinslowENE 56°474 m18.9 mi
PelicanNE 38°469 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3220:3521:22
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0615:4916:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91327425666706860452916
Precip in0.80.61.12.13.33.93.42.72.82.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rothsay, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382098054

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