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Plum Grove Lake WPA

Plum Grove Lake WPA from directly overhead

Plum Grove Lake WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Matter WPA, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.99923, -96.00777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Callaway City Park: 4.9 mi
  • Labelle Lake Public Water Access: 7.5 mi
  • Lake Park: 8.7 mi
  • Falcon Park: 9.5 mi
  • Waubun City Park: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 7
Museums: 5
  • Viking Sword Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Becker County Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 21.6 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 21.6 mi
  • Regional Science Center: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 16.1 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 16.5 mi
  • Pelican: 21.5 mi
  • Winslow: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plum Grove Lake WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainSE 140°495 m16.5 mi
WinslowSSE 154°474 m22.3 mi
PelicanS 177°469 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3020:3621:23
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0815:4616:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1467121088

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