Pavelko Wildlife Management Area
Pavelko Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sangl Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sangl Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Little Sioux Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Pletz Slough Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Minneota Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Minneota Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Anderson Park: 2.1 mi
- Brown Park: 2.6 mi
- Public Water Access: 2.6 mi
- Robertson County Park: 2.9 mi
- Spirit Lake State Game Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Crandalls Beach: 4.3 mi
- Anglers Bay Beach: 5.8 mi
- Martha Yarns Memorial Beach: 6.1 mi
- Harlan Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 6.4 mi
- Dickinson County Museum: 9.0 mi
- Higgins Museum: 11.7 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 12.8 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 12.8 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 12.8 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Bike Monument: 12.5 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 12.8 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 18.2 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 14.3 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 14.9 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 15.5 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 21.4 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 22.5 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 6.7 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 8.8 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 15.3 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pavelko Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | WSW 242° | 490 m | 21.4 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | W 263° | 480.3 m | 15.5 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | N 356° | 473 m | 22.5 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | E 101° | 429.8 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:01 | 16:48 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spirit Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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