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Lake Halvorson WPA

Lake Halvorson WPA from directly overhead

Lake Halvorson WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Aaberg WPA, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.42555, -96.16751

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Giant Prairie Chicken: 6.6 mi
  • Ferber Park: 9.5 mi
  • Kirkbride Park: 9.6 mi
  • E. G. Noyes Park: 9.9 mi
  • Triangle Park: 9.9 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 8
  • Prairie Chicken Statue: 6.7 mi
  • Butterfly Sculpture: 9.8 mi
  • A Point in Time: 10.1 mi
  • Joe Whitford Statue: 10.7 mi
  • Pelican Pete: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Eddy: 10.1 mi
  • Pelican: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Halvorson WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddyENE 67°506 m10.1 mi
PelicanNNE 26°469 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5819:37
June solstice05:3320:3521:22
September equinox07:1218:4519:24
December solstice08:0615:5016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91327425666706860452916
Precip in0.80.61.12.13.33.93.42.72.82.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rothsay, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382098041

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