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Gustafson WPA

Gustafson WPA from directly overhead

Gustafson WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. The nearest named place is Mulejohn Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.61817, -95.57959
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 31
  • Cross Lake-Tilberg County Park: 2.8 mi
  • Spring Lake Park: 7.8 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 7.9 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 8.2 mi
  • Larson Park: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 6
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 8.5 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 8.6 mi
  • ROAR!: 14.2 mi
  • Elk: 14.3 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 20.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Clearwater County History Center: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5419:35
June solstice05:2520:3621:25
September equinox07:1018:4119:22
December solstice08:0915:4116:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1052073926

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