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Mahgre Wildlife Management Area

Mahgre Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Mahgre Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.46841, -95.88904

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Larson Park: 10.1 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 10.2 mi
  • Roholt Park: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 9.8 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 9.8 mi
  • ROAR!: 11.4 mi
  • Elk: 11.5 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
Peaks: 3
  • Strawberry Mountain: 22.4 mi
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 23.1 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 24.3 mi
Museums: 2
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 22.4 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSE 132°611 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5619:36
June solstice05:2720:3721:25
September equinox07:1118:4319:23
December solstice08:0915:4316:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655662

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