Nature reserve · Minnesota
Quade Wildlife Management Area
Quade Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 56 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.09839, -93.71346
- 55.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 19 mi
- South Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Eastwood Estates Park: 1.2 mi
- Rolling Acres Park and Green Space: 1.8 mi
- Northwood Park: 1.9 mi
- Oelke Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Linde Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Linde Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Born Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
Museums: 34
- Le Sueur County Museum: 7.4 mi
- Le Sueur County Museum: 7.4 mi
- Waseca County Historical Society Museum: 10.5 mi
- Conkling Art Center: 14.5 mi
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: 14.9 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Alumni Arch and Plaza: 14.4 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 7
- Winter Warrior: 15.1 mi
- Buffalo: 15.1 mi
- Mni Mural: 15.2 mi
- Mni Mural: 15.2 mi
- Sesquicentennial Statue: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Lower Minneopa Falls: 19.0 mi
- Upper Minneopa Falls: 19.0 mi
- Minnemishinona Falls: 19.1 mi
- Triple Falls: 19.9 mi
- Minnewankon Falls: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 3
- Janesville Community Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Betty Todd Troost Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
- Heart and Soil Community Garden: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 16.2 mi
- Hiniker Pond Public Beach: 16.2 mi
- Lake Kohlmeier Beach: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 1
- Voyager Valley Teepee: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Krystosek: 11.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:18 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:52 | 16:40 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waseca S Rsch & Outreach CTR, 10 mi away.
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