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Huntly Wildlife Management Area

Huntly Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Huntly Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 345 m. The nearest named place is Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates48.52423, -96.18277

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Middle River Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
  • Legion Park: 11.7 mi
  • Welcome Park: 12.1 mi
  • Shanoah Park: 12.2 mi
  • North End Park: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Veteran War Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Holt Veterans Memorial: 16.1 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:38
June solstice05:2320:4221:31
September equinox07:1218:4319:25
December solstice08:1515:3816:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61126425666706859442813
Precip in0.60.50.81.43.13.94.03.32.72.21.10.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Agassiz Refuge, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656402

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