Nature reserve · Minnesota

Prosper Wildlife Management Area

Prosper Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Prosper Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. The nearest named place is Zippel Bay State Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.88922, -94.89276

8.9 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway

Around it

35 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves14

Prosper Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
Graceton Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
Larry Bernhoft Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Larry Bernhoft Wildlife Management Area: 7.1 mi
Four Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi

Parks11

Zippel Bay State Park: 1.9 mi
Morris Point: 6.2 mi
Williams City Park Campground: 8.6 mi
Lady Slipper Park: 8.9 mi
Rocky Point: 9.4 mi

Museums3

Buffalo Point Museum: 18.2 mi
Lake of the Woods County Museum: 18.6 mi
Warroad Heritage Center and Museum: 19.3 mi

Ghost towns2

Lude: 4.7 mi
Pitt: 13.8 mi

Artworks2

Willie the Walleye: 18.1 mi
Northborn Sculptures: 19.1 mi

Cliffs1

Buffalo Point: 17.3 mi

Peaks1

Sledding Hill: 19.1 mi

Attractions1

Garden Island State Recreation Area: 20.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:51	19:32
June solstice	05:17	20:38	21:28
September equinox	07:07	18:38	19:19
December solstice	08:11	15:30	16:26

Local time (America/Winnipeg).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	6	10	24	39	52	62	67	65	56	42	27	12
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.7	1.0	2.8	4.3	4.0	3.1	3.1	2.3	0.7	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baudette Intl AP, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657969

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