Legacy Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Legacy Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Spunk Lake County Park, a park 4.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 16 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.6 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Spunk Lake County Park: 4.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 5.2 mi
- Richmond Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Central Park: 6.0 mi
- Lions Park: 6.3 mi
- Discovery Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
- Daniel Shay Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
- Kirschner Wildlife Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Miller Spring Lea Farm Wildlife Management Area: 10.9 mi
- Roscoe Prairie Scientific and Natural Area: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Paynesville Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
- Rail Legacy Museum: 14.4 mi
- Stearns History Museum: 15.1 mi
- Melrose Area Museum: 17.2 mi
- Stone Gate: 7.2 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 14.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Dennis M. Thayer: 17.6 mi
- Saint John's Pottery Studio: 6.6 mi
- Maple Sugar Shack: 7.5 mi
- NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule: 14.9 mi
- A maze'n Farmyard: 15.0 mi
- Mt Aral: 16.0 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 18.4 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 21.9 mi
- The Mound: 22.4 mi
- Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 5.2 mi
- Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 5.4 mi
- Central Minnesota Rest Area & Travel Information Center: 20.3 mi
- Avon Beach: 6.2 mi
- Saint John's Beach: 6.8 mi
- SCSU Logo: 17.5 mi
- Giant Crow Statue: 24.7 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Legacy Marsh Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | SE 142° | 421 m | 16.0 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | ESE 122° | 370 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:25 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:48 | 16:38 |
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 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Collegeville ST John's, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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