Nature reserve · Minnesota

Mentel Wildlife Management Area

Mentel Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Mentel Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. The nearest named place is Jay C Hormel Nature Center, a park 1.4 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.66965, -92.90848

2.0 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
61.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
10.7 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Jay C Hormel Nature Center: 1.4 mi
Decker Park: 1.8 mi
East Side Lake Park: 2.1 mi
Sutton Park: 2.5 mi
Todd Park: 2.7 mi

Nature reserves52

Ramsey Mill Pond Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
Schottler Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Schrafel Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Rose Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi
Lena Larson Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi

Museums10

Sugar Shack: 1.5 mi
Log Cabin: 1.6 mi
SPAM Museum: 3.3 mi
Rydjor Bike Museum: 3.3 mi
Mower County Historical Society Exhibits: 4.1 mi

Attractions3

Mower County Fairgrounds: 4.2 mi
Lansing Corners: 6.8 mi
Deer Creek Speedway: 21.9 mi

Historic sites3

Welcome to Hayfield: 15.6 mi
Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 20.1 mi
Freeborn County Courthouse: 23.0 mi

Rest areas2

Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Highforest - Eastbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi

Artworks2

SHS: 24.2 mi
Stewartville Fire Department Est 1895: 24.4 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Area: 22.0 mi

Beaches1

Albert Lea Beach: 22.9 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 24.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:46	19:24
June solstice	05:31	20:14	20:58
September equinox	07:00	18:33	19:11
December solstice	07:43	15:51	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	14	18	31	45	58	68	71	69	61	48	33	21
Precip in	1.1	1.1	2.0	3.7	5.0	5.1	4.9	4.1	3.6	2.6	1.8	1.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Waste WTP Facility, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655752

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