Nature reserve · Minnesota

Pebbles Wildlife Management Area

Pebbles Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Pebbles Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.74993, -94.45218

24.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
48.8 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Driftriders Park: 8.5 mi
McLeod County Fairgrounds: 9.1 mi
Elks Park: 9.5 mi
Junior Community Women Park: 9.7 mi
Linden Park: 9.7 mi

Nature reserves57

Pebbles Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Ras-Lynn Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Ras-Lynn Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
Ras-Lynn Wildlife Management Area: 4.2 mi
Schmalz Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi

Historic sites8

All Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
Hutchinson Brothers: 10.6 mi
Tank: 10.8 mi
Glencoe Fort: 14.4 mi
Glencoe Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi

Museums5

Wheel and Cog: 9.4 mi
McLeod County Historical Society / Museum: 10.3 mi
Depot Museum: 23.8 mi
Twine Ball Museum: 24.0 mi
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum: 24.3 mi

Ghost towns3

Lake Addie: 4.6 mi
Heatwole: 6.4 mi
Fernando: 6.8 mi

Gardens3

Monarch Waystation: 14.7 mi
Monarch Waystation: 14.7 mi
Helping Hands Garden: 14.8 mi

Artworks1

Chief Little Crow: 10.9 mi

Peaks1

King's Hill: 23.9 mi

Attractions1

World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 24.0 mi

Picnic sites1

Creek Picnic Area: 24.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:22	18:52	19:30
June solstice	05:33	20:23	21:08
September equinox	07:06	18:39	19:17
December solstice	07:53	15:52	16:41

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	29	44	57	68	71	69	61	47	32	19
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.5	3.0	4.3	5.2	3.5	4.4	3.2	2.6	1.3	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownton Wwtp, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657743

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