Nature reserve · Minnesota

Norman T. Dahlman Wildlife Management Area

Norman T. Dahlman Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Norman T. Dahlman Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the south, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.7 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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Coordinates45.42413, -95.05240

4.7 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Edward Raymond Mohs Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Tamarac Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Gravel Pit 1062 Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Crow River Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi

Parks

Brooten Park: 6.0 mi
City Park: 6.5 mi
Games Lake County Park: 7.1 mi
Sibley State Park: 7.3 mi
Monson Lake State Park: 12.9 mi

Museums6

Paynesville Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum: 20.5 mi
Melrose Area Museum: 20.9 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
Schwanke's Museum: 22.8 mi

Peaks3

Mount Tom: 6.8 mi
Little Mt. Tom: 6.9 mi
Badger Hill: 7.3 mi

Artworks1

Giant Crow Statue: 2.5 mi

Attractions1

A maze'n Farmyard: 22.3 mi

Gardens1

Pumpkin Palooza: 23.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norman T. Dahlman Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Tom	S 172°	419 m	6.8 mi
Little Mt. Tom	S 173°	408 m	6.9 mi
Badger Hill	S 173°	405 m	7.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:54	19:33
June solstice	05:33	20:27	21:13
September equinox	07:08	18:41	19:20
December solstice	07:58	15:51	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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657480

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