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Hoglund Wildlife Management Area

Hoglund Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hoglund Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Suconnix Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 2.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.34797, -94.00304

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Maria State Park: 3.3 mi
  • Harry Larson County Forest: 3.6 mi
  • Clear Lake Township Park: 4.0 mi
  • El Dorado Park: 4.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Minnesota Pioneer Park: 8.2 mi
  • Fresh Acres Farm: 15.0 mi
  • Stoney Brook Farms: 16.6 mi
  • NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 18.4 mi
  • Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 19.5 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Hurrle Peak: 9.6 mi
  • Mt Aral: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • SCSU Logo: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quarry 20 picnic area: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Ray Lemke Garden: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AralW 270°421 m15.0 mi
Hurrle PeakWNW 287°370 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5019:29
June solstice05:2920:2321:08
September equinox07:0418:3619:15
December solstice07:5315:4716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121730445767716961473219
Precip in0.71.01.42.64.24.44.34.53.42.51.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo 2NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656485

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