Hellicksen Prairie WPA
Hellicksen Prairie WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed WPA, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Reed WPA: 2.7 mi
- Lindsey Lake WPA: 2.9 mi
- Pednor Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Buchl WPA: 4.0 mi
- Coburn Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Waubun City Park: 8.9 mi
- Viking Sword Park: 9.3 mi
- Callaway City Park: 10.1 mi
- Labelle Lake Public Water Access: 12.7 mi
- Lake Park: 13.7 mi
- Bubbles Mural: 9.9 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 21.7 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 22.5 mi
- Cans in Flight: 22.7 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 23.0 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 9.4 mi
- Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 15.4 mi
- Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 15.4 mi
- Becker County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Regional Science Center: 23.9 mi
- Dale: 14.4 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 15.7 mi
- Oak Lake: 17.7 mi
- Muskoda: 22.4 mi
- Les Hoien Memorial Plaque: 15.7 mi
- Veterans Monument: 21.0 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 21.4 mi
- Frenchmans Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hellicksen Prairie WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain | SE 145° | 495 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:36 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 15:46 | 16:38 |
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 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahnomen, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1259166117
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