Nature reserve · Minnesota

Old Gravel Pit Wildlife Management Area

Old Gravel Pit Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Old Gravel Pit Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Orville Erickson Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.41488, -96.19549

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

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Orville Erickson Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Robertson Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
Dismal Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Dismal Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 4.8 mi
Otrey Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi

Parks32

W Park: 11.0 mi
Odessa City Park: 12.6 mi
City Park: 13.1 mi
Ortonville Athletic Field: 13.8 mi
Cliffs Park: 14.2 mi

Museums3

Clinton Depot: 12.1 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 14.0 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 17.9 mi

Attractions2

Boat: 14.1 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 14.1 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 13.9 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 19.8 mi

Peaks1

Big Tom Hill: 21.6 mi

Historic sites1

Milbank Grist Mill: 24.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Tom Hill	SW 221°	356 m	21.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:37	20:32	21:18
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:02	15:56	16:45

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	13	17	30	45	59	69	73	70	62	48	33	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.1	3.8	4.2	3.2	2.6	2.3	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Artichoke Lake 1 E, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657612

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