Nature reserve · Minnesota
Prairie Rose Wildlife Management Area
Prairie Rose Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 339 m. The nearest named place is Swan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 42 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.12914, -93.29614
- 41.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Swan Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Little Fawn Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Pawek Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- MN Pheasants, Inc.: 6.1 mi
- Somerset Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
Parks
- Canoe Launch: 3.0 mi
- Lake Chase Park: 3.3 mi
- Summer Park: 3.6 mi
- North Bluff Park: 3.7 mi
- Children's Monument: 3.9 mi
Museums: 28
- Union Depot (Historic): 3.8 mi
- Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum: 4.0 mi
- Farm Machinery Building: 5.7 mi
- Bixby Depot: 5.7 mi
- Duluth Missabe & Iron Range Caboose: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 14
- Regeneration: 2.5 mi
- Lighter Than Some: 2.6 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 21.2 mi
- Voices, Thoughts, & Spirits in the Wind: 23.2 mi
- Love Windmill: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Steele County Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Alexander Faribault House: 11.3 mi
- Rice County Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 10
- Janesville Community Gardens: 20.4 mi
- Northfield Community Garden: 22.4 mi
- Ruth Nutting Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 23.3 mi
- Bee Garden: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 12.6 mi
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 20.2 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 23.6 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Molly Falls: 16.6 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 16.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 2
- Mount Krystosek: 15.1 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 4.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:16 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:50 | 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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owatonna, 4 mi away.
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