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Perham Wildlife Management Area

Perham Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Perham Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 448 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Lake Public Access, a park 1.6 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.68854, -95.44641

Overlooks nearby

111 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Bear Lake Public Access: 1.6 mi
  • Pioneer Grounds: 8.0 mi
  • Country Pines Park: 8.6 mi
  • City Hall (Turtle Race) Park: 8.8 mi
  • City Park: 8.8 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Continental Divide Monument: 12.2 mi
  • Height of Land: 13.7 mi
  • Captain Black's Cabin: 19.9 mi
  • Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 20.3 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Blueberry Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Toad Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Winslow: 16.8 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • 1: 20.1 mi
  • 2: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Blacks Grove: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainWNW 299°495 m18.2 mi
WinslowW 275°474 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5419:34
June solstice05:2920:3321:20
September equinox07:0918:4119:21
December solstice08:0415:4616:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225405364696658432815
Precip in0.40.60.92.03.34.54.93.12.92.50.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW York Mills, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657813

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