Nature reserve · Minnesota

Miller Wildlife Management Area

Miller Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Miller Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. The nearest named place is Victor Winter Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.1 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.74652, -95.08945

2.1 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Victor Winter Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
Kuhtz Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Herberger Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
Aurzada Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Tower Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi

Parks

West Union 4H Park: 3.8 mi
Lions Park: 5.7 mi
Hickman Park: 6.0 mi
Skate Park: 6.2 mi
Sinclair Lewis Park: 6.5 mi

Museums6

Melrose Area Museum: 14.6 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
Runestone Museum: 17.1 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 17.1 mi
Christie House Museum: 19.1 mi

Artworks3

Clock: 9.0 mi
Big Ole: 17.1 mi
Giant Crow Statue: 21.2 mi

Rest areas2

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 19.3 mi

Beaches2

Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 16.4 mi
Starbuck Public Beach: 23.6 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 20.5 mi
The Mound: 20.8 mi

Historic sites1

Big Ole statue: 17.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:54	19:33
June solstice	05:31	20:28	21:14
September equinox	07:08	18:41	19:20
December solstice	07:59	15:49	16:39

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	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.6	4.2	4.3	3.8	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655834

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