Pickerel Wildlife Management Area
Pickerel Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 459 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelly Island Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 32.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Detroit Mountain Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Ortenstone Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Industrial Park: 5.7 mi
- G.A.R. Park: 6.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Long Leif: 4.0 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 4.1 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 5.1 mi
- Cans in Flight: 5.3 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 6.5 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Toad Mountain: 10.0 mi
- Winslow: 10.3 mi
- Pelican: 16.6 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 22.7 mi
- Height of Land: 4.7 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Monument: 6.2 mi
- Becker County Museum: 6.4 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 18.6 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 19.0 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 9.4 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Smoky Hills Wayside: 19.0 mi
- Oak Lake: 10.2 mi
- Dale: 23.8 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pickerel Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain | SW 231° | 495 m | 3.7 mi |
| Winslow | SSW 201° | 474 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pelican | SW 228° | 469 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:55 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:34 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:46 | 16:38 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 40 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 27 | 14 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 12E, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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