Nature reserve · Minnesota

Metz Wildlife Management Area, West Unit

Metz Wildlife Management Area, West Unit from directly overhead

Metz Wildlife Management Area, West Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. The nearest named place is Metz Wildlife Management Area, East Unit, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.60355, -96.76640

2.4 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
16.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Metz Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 0.5 mi
Gibson WPA: 2.3 mi
Mosquiro Ranch WPA: 2.3 mi
Robin Hood WPA: 3.4 mi
Diekmann WPA: 4.9 mi

Parks22

Sam Brown Memorial State Wayside: 3.7 mi
Wadsworth Trail Historical Marker: 3.8 mi
Sam Brown Valley Wayside Park: 4.0 mi
Beardsley City Park: 4.1 mi
Glacial River Warren Park: 4.4 mi

Historic sites4

Samuel J Brown State Monument: 3.6 mi
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 23.1 mi
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker: 23.3 mi
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary: 24.9 mi

Museums2

Sam Brown Log Cabin: 3.6 mi
Clinton Depot: 18.8 mi

Beaches2

North Beach: 8.0 mi
South Beach: 8.4 mi

Rest areas2

Whetstone Valley Rest Area: 18.3 mi
Glacial Lakes Rest Area: 21.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:00	19:40
June solstice	05:39	20:35	21:21
September equinox	07:15	18:47	19:27
December solstice	08:05	15:57	16:47

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	11	16	28	43	56	67	71	69	60	46	31	18
Precip in	0.9	0.9	1.3	2.5	2.8	3.8	4.0	2.7	2.4	2.3	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Browns Valley, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655719

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