Nature reserve · Minnesota

Michaelson Wildlife Management Area

Michaelson Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Michaelson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. The nearest named place is Gnome Park, a attraction 2.6 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.96329, -96.01002

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter Main Unit: 2.9 mi
Dawson Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter East Unit: 3.6 mi
Sioux Indian Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Riverside Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi

Parks8

Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
J Harley Smith Park: 13.9 mi
Windom Park: 14.0 mi
Chinhinta Park: 14.4 mi
Larson Park: 14.6 mi

Museums3

Attractions2

Gnome Park: 2.6 mi
Boyd House: 9.4 mi

Peaks1

Mount Wickham: 17.2 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 17.7 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 22.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:38	20:30	21:15
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:23
December solstice	08:00	15:57	16:46

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	12	17	29	44	58	68	72	69	61	47	32	18
Precip in	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.4	3.2	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655728

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