Nature reserve · Minnesota

Pelan Wildlife Management Area

Pelan Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Pelan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. The nearest named place is South Unit, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.67602, -96.46108

3.1 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
20.5 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves53

South Unit: 3.8 mi
Devils Playground Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
South Central Unit: 4.9 mi
Main South Unit: 6.5 mi
Central Unit: 7.0 mi

Parks25

Halma Park: 6.6 mi
Moose Park: 7.3 mi
Lake Bronson State Park: 7.5 mi
Cemetary Point: 8.0 mi
River Memorial Park: 10.2 mi

Historic sites4

Memorial Monument: 10.1 mi
Anderson/Bagaas Burial: 20.0 mi
Survivor's Flower Bed: 20.6 mi
Veteran War Memorial: 21.5 mi

Museums3

Cultural Heritage Center: 7.3 mi
Kittson County Historical Museum: 9.9 mi
Kittson County Historical Museum: 9.9 mi

Artworks2

Minn-Dak Mural: 21.1 mi
Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 21.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Pelan: 3.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:57	19:39
June solstice	05:24	20:43	21:33
September equinox	07:13	18:44	19:26
December solstice	08:17	15:38	16:33

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	5	9	24	40	55	65	68	67	57	43	26	12
Precip in	0.5	0.5	0.7	1.1	3.0	4.2	3.5	2.6	2.6	1.9	0.9	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hallock, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657747

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