Nature reserve · Minnesota

Muskrat Junction Wildlife Management Area

Muskrat Junction Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Muskrat Junction Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 542 m. The nearest named place is Herschberger Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.38518, -96.31888

1.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Smooth Sumac · 26 mi
Spotted Quarry · 26 mi
Lake Haiwatha · 26 mi
Exhibit Quarry · 26 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Herschberger Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
Herschberger Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
Emerald Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Suhr Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
Horse Slough Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi

Parks44

Picnic Point County Park: 2.0 mi
Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
Legion Park: 6.4 mi
East Side Park: 6.4 mi
Hole in the Mountain County Park: 8.4 mi

Museums4

Heritage Center: 8.7 mi
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 10.0 mi
South Dakota Art Museum: 23.7 mi
South Dakota Children's Museum: 24.2 mi

Artworks3

HGC Eagle Carving: 10.8 mi
Brookings Arts Council Sculpture 94: 23.2 mi
Touchdown Jesus: 24.2 mi

Beaches1

Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 10.1 mi

Ghost towns1

Cazenovia: 22.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:59	19:38
June solstice	05:42	20:29	21:14
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:25
December solstice	07:59	16:01	16:49

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	16	28	42	55	65	70	68	60	46	31	18

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria 4S, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656048

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