Kitten Creek Wildlife Management Area
Kitten Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Mount Nebo stands 460 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Eye Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 37 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 37.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 17.4 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Forest Park: 5.5 mi
- Menahga Beach Park: 6.1 mi
- Stocking Lake Public Water Access: 6.1 mi
- Anderson's Crossing: 8.2 mi
- Stigman’s Mound Park: 8.4 mi
- Menahga Museum: 5.9 mi
- Wadena County Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Hubbard County Historical Museum: 17.3 mi
- Cultural Center: 18.5 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 19.9 mi
- Captain Black's Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 18.6 mi
- Statue of St. Urho: 5.9 mi
- World's Largest Tiger Muskie: 22.7 mi
- Shell City: 10.0 mi
- Leaf River: 12.6 mi
- 1: 16.5 mi
- 2: 16.7 mi
- US-71: Park Rapids Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Smoky Hills Wayside: 21.1 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 20.8 mi
- Mount Nebo: 21.8 mi
- Blacks Grove: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kitten Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | S 187° | 460 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:53 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:31 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:44 | 16:36 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 44 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Rapids Muni AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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