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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Hunters Paradise Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 309 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Devils Nest345 m · 17.7 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway2.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:21local time
Coordinates: 45.9380, -96.5365

Hunters Paradise Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hunters Paradise Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 309 m. Devils Nest stands 345 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Devils Nest	WNW 295°	345 m	17.7 mi

On the road

2.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
27.3 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Bois De Sioux Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Upper Lake Traverse State Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Gravel Pit 3950 Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area: 12.4 mi
North Ottawa Impoundment Area: 13.8 mi

Parks25

Falk Park: 9.4 mi
City Park: 9.7 mi
Roy Johnson Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
Campbell City Park: 12.7 mi
City Park: 16.0 mi

Historic sites3

Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 1.3 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 8.9 mi
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 14.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Childs: 8.8 mi

Rest areas1

Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 15.8 mi

Peaks1

Devils Nest: 17.7 mi

Museums1

Wilkin County Museum: 22.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:39
June solstice	05:36	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:14	18:46	19:26
December solstice	08:06	15:54	16:44

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	10	14	28	43	57	67	71	69	60	46	31	17
Precip in	0.6	0.6	1.1	2.3	2.9	4.1	3.7	2.4	2.6	2.4	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Rock DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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