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Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management Area

Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rice Lake Park, a park 0.8 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 10 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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Coordinates45.16134, -92.95939

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rice Lake Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hanifl Fields Athletic Park: 0.8 mi
  • Diamond Point Park: 0.8 mi
  • Oneka Lake Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lions Volunteer Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • White Bear Center for the Arts: 5.4 mi
  • Pauly the Polar Bear: 7.3 mi
  • Präst Häst: 9.6 mi
  • Spelman Dala: 9.7 mi
  • Dala Horse: 9.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 58
Museums: 51
Attractions: 37
  • White Bear Armory: 5.7 mi
  • Mound: 6.1 mi
  • Majestic Star: 10.7 mi
  • Anastasia: 10.7 mi
  • Showboat: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Ramsey County Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Bellaire Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Golden Lake: 9.6 mi
  • Gervais Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Ojiketa Beach Area: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • West Picnic Grounds: 15.8 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 16.5 mi
  • Wabun A: 20.7 mi
  • Wabun B: 20.7 mi
  • Wabun C: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Fairy Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 12.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 15.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Seminary Hill: 12.2 mi
  • Sand Creek Sledding Hill: 16.1 mi
  • Coons Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 16.7 mi
  • Bissel's Mound: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Sand Castles: 15.6 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 18.2 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 18.4 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 18.4 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Hajduk Spring: 18.9 mi
  • White Worm Springs: 19.4 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Melander HillSSE 149°330 m24.7 mi
Bissel's MoundSSE 160°307 m17.6 mi
Norwegian HillSW 236°293.522 m16.7 mi
Sandstone PointNE 41°287 m21.6 mi
Coons HillSE 140°268 m16.7 mi
Peaslee PeakNE 43°229 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4619:24
June solstice05:2520:1821:04
September equinox07:0018:3219:11
December solstice07:4815:4416:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830455767716961483320
Precip in0.80.91.63.04.24.84.44.43.32.71.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater 2SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657733

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