Nature reserve · Minnesota

Klages Wildlife Management Area

Klages Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Klages Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.31478, -96.21406

5.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
5.5 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Klages Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Klages Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
Otrey Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Lindquist Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
Old Gravel Pit Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi

Parks33

Odessa City Park: 6.8 mi
Ortonville Athletic Field: 10.9 mi
Cliffs Park: 11.1 mi
Central Park: 11.3 mi
Nielson Park: 11.5 mi

Museums8

Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 10.6 mi
Clinton Depot: 14.7 mi
Arv Hus Museum: 20.3 mi
Lac qui Parle County Museum: 21.3 mi
Old School Museums: 21.4 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 10.7 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 10.7 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 11.7 mi

Peaks1

Big Tom Hill: 16.2 mi

Historic sites1

Milbank Grist Mill: 20.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Tom Hill	SW 235°	356 m	16.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:38	20:32	21:17
September equinox	07:13	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:02	15:56	16:45

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	13	17	30	45	59	69	73	70	62	48	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.1	3.8	4.2	3.2	2.6	2.3	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artichoke Lake 1 E, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656808

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