Nature reserve · Minnesota
Popple Lake Wildlife Management Area
Popple Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. The nearest named place is Maple Island Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.8 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates45.96246, -94.30932
- 1.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
95 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 44
- Maple Island Park: 2.8 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 2.9 mi
- Mill Park: 3.0 mi
- Le Bourget Park: 3.1 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh State Park: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Museums: 4
- Minnesota Fishing Museum: 3.3 mi
- Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum: 3.9 mi
- Minnesota Military Museum: 8.4 mi
- Camp Ripley Environmental Education Center: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area 6: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 2
- The Mound: 19.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Paul Bunyan Statue: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Brainerd Lakes Area Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Old Crow Wing: 21.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:50 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:26 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:45 | 16:35 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls 2nne, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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