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Lunde Wildlife Management Area

Lunde Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Lunde Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 400 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Park WPA, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87333, -96.13050

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Lake Park: 2.1 mi
  • Labelle Lake Public Water Access: 3.4 mi
  • Falcon Park: 6.9 mi
  • Hawley Softball Complex: 8.2 mi
  • Brekken Park: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Pelican: 14.5 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 16.9 mi
  • Winslow: 19.3 mi
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 22.6 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 10.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainESE 103°495 m16.9 mi
WinslowSE 126°474 m19.3 mi
PelicanSSE 151°469 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3120:3621:23
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0815:4716:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655653

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