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Raguet Wildlife Management Area

Raguet Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Raguet Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Norwegian Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.80299, -93.54186

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • Holmes Park: 0.7 mi
  • Riverview Park: 0.8 mi
  • Huber Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hiawatha-Wermerskirchen Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Brewery: 1.2 mi
  • Cobra Helicopter: 2.1 mi
  • Veterans Star: 3.2 mi
  • Chanhassen Welcome Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Chanhassen Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fox Woods Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Riley Creek Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Chanhassen Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Bluff Creek Preserve: 5.0 mi
  • Pleasant View Preserve: 6.0 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Linden: 5.1 mi
  • Nut Trees: 5.1 mi
  • Hedge Display: 5.1 mi
  • Oak: 5.1 mi
  • Azalea Research Trials: 5.1 mi
Museums: 57
  • Scott County Historical Society: 0.8 mi
  • Chanhassen First City Hall: 4.1 mi
  • Wings of the North Air Museum: 4.3 mi
  • Berens Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Minnesota Streetcar Museum: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Clayhole Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Lake Ann Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Round Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Bryant Lake Park Swimming Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Watzl's Point Beach: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Point Pavilion: 4.5 mi
  • North Lotus Lake Park Picnic Shelter: 5.7 mi
  • Woodcrest: 8.5 mi
  • Covered pavillion: 12.7 mi
  • Shady Ridge: 16.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Gilboa: 8.9 mi
  • Sky Hill Park Overlook: 17.3 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 19.0 mi
  • Norwegian Hill: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Minnehaha Falls: 18.0 mi
  • West Clay Pit: 22.4 mi
  • Middle Clay Pit: 22.5 mi
  • East Clay Pit: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Minnehaha Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Shadow Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Boiling Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Coldwater Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Hajduk Spring: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Raguet Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Norwegian HillNE 44°293.522 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4819:27
June solstice05:2920:1921:04
September equinox07:0218:3519:14
December solstice07:4915:4816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831455768726961473320
Precip in0.90.91.63.24.44.43.94.83.32.71.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chanhassen Wsfo, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657947

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