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Grunewald WPA

Grunewald WPA from directly overhead

Grunewald WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 400 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson WPA, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.53355, -96.04721

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Sherin Park: 2.9 mi
  • Sherin Park and Campground: 3.0 mi
  • E. L. Peterson Park: 3.0 mi
  • Maplewood State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Star Lake, N 108 Public Water Access: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Pelican Pete: 3.0 mi
  • Prairie Chicken Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Butterfly Sculpture: 16.6 mi
  • A Point in Time: 17.1 mi
  • Joe Whitford Statue: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
Museums: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Eddy: 5.0 mi
  • Pelican: 11.2 mi
  • Winslow: 16.9 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 23.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddySE 134°506 m5.0 mi
Detroit MountainNNE 33°495 m23.2 mi
WinslowNE 44°474 m16.9 mi
PelicanNNE 16°469 m11.2 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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382098056

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