Nature reserve · Minnesota

Luescher-Barnum Wildlife Management Area

Luescher-Barnum Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Luescher-Barnum Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 321 m. The nearest named place is Daub's Lake Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1-2, 4-5 & 16, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.44440, -95.18297

10.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National

Around it

134 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves60

Daub's Lake Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 1-2, 4-5 & 16: 4.0 mi
Sheridan Wildlife Management Area, Tract 4c: 5.0 mi
Daub's Lake Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 8-10a: 5.1 mi
Sheridan Wildlife Management Area, Tract 4a: 5.4 mi
Daub's Lake Wildlife Management Area, Baune Tract: 5.6 mi

Parks55

Wabasso City Park: 4.5 mi
Lions Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Perks Park: 7.2 mi
Westside Park: 7.3 mi
Normandale Park: 7.3 mi

Historic sites9

Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 8.1 mi
Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
Site of Sundown Village: 9.1 mi
Our Lady of Victory: 14.5 mi
Veteran's Memorial: 18.4 mi

Museums4

Redwood County Historic Society: 7.3 mi
Renville County Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 20.9 mi
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum: 24.8 mi

Attractions1

Swaybacked Bridge: 7.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Vicksburg: 15.3 mi

Picnic sites1

Creek Picnic Area: 22.6 mi

Waterfalls1

Red Rock Falls: 22.6 mi

Beaches1

Swimming Beach: 24.6 mi

Peaks1

395: 24.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:25	18:55	19:33
June solstice	05:37	20:25	21:10
September equinox	07:09	18:42	19:20
December solstice	07:55	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	14	18	31	45	58	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.7	0.9	1.6	2.9	4.1	5.0	3.7	4.2	3.1	2.4	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood Falls, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655705

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