Nature reserve · Minnesota

Mathison Wildlife Management Area

Mathison Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Mathison Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. The nearest named place is Alberta Wildlife Management Area, North Unit, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.52452, -96.04791

18.5 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
21.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
24.9 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Alberta Wildlife Management Area, North Unit: 1.3 mi
Alberta Wildlife Management Area, Southeast Unit: 1.7 mi
Alberta Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 1.8 mi
Eul Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Muddy Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi

Parks32

City Park: 3.4 mi
W Park: 7.1 mi
Thedin Park: 7.2 mi
Kjenstad Park: 7.5 mi
Wells Park: 7.6 mi

Museums3

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 7.6 mi
Clinton Depot: 19.4 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 24.3 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 24.4 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 24.4 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 9.6 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 17.0 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 20.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:36	20:32	21:17
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:02	15:54	16:44

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	10	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.2	3.1	4.4	4.3	3.5	2.7	2.4	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655934

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