Nature reserve · Minnesota

Lake Emily Wildlife Management Area

Lake Emily Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Lake Emily Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. The nearest named place is Walden Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.51724, -95.70102

8.3 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
30.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Walden Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 5.8 mi
Benson Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 6.0 mi
Noordmans Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Hoff Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi

Parks33

West Side Park: 5.1 mi
Glacial Lakes State Park: 9.4 mi
Pomme de Terra Park: 9.5 mi
Riverside Park: 10.0 mi
Starbuck City Park: 10.0 mi

Museums4

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 11.5 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 14.8 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 14.9 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 21.0 mi
Tower Hill: 23.5 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 6.9 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 10.0 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 10.0 mi

Historic sites1

Runestone Replica: 20.4 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 21.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:56	19:35
June solstice	05:35	20:30	21:16
September equinox	07:10	18:43	19:22
December solstice	08:01	15:53	16:43

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	27	42	56	67	70	68	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.2	3.1	4.4	4.3	3.5	2.7	2.4	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656721

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