Nature reserve · Minnesota

Milton Kjeldahl Wildlife Management Area

Milton Kjeldahl Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Milton Kjeldahl Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Oxcart Crossing Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 3 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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Coordinates45.51804, -95.04427

10.2 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Oxcart Crossing Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Edward Raymond Mohs Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
Gravel Pit 1676 Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
Tamarac Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
Gravel Pit 1062 Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi

Parks58

Brooten Park: 4.0 mi
City Park: 4.3 mi
Meire Grove Park: 11.5 mi
Spring Hill County Park: 13.0 mi
Games Lake County Park: 13.6 mi

Peaks3

Mount Tom: 13.3 mi
Little Mt. Tom: 13.3 mi
Badger Hill: 13.7 mi

Museums3

Melrose Area Museum: 15.7 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
Paynesville Historical Museum: 19.0 mi

Artworks2

Giant Crow Statue: 5.4 mi
Clock: 24.8 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 24.2 mi

Attractions1

A maze'n Farmyard: 24.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Milton Kjeldahl Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Tom	S 178°	419 m	13.3 mi
Little Mt. Tom	S 178°	408 m	13.3 mi
Badger Hill	S 178°	405 m	13.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:54	19:33
June solstice	05:32	20:27	21:13
September equinox	07:08	18:41	19:20
December solstice	07:58	15:50	16:40

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	15	28	43	57	67	72	70	61	46	31	17
Precip in	0.9	1.0	1.8	3.1	3.5	4.9	4.1	3.5	3.5	2.6	1.6	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW London, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655776

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