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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Reno Wildlife Management Area, West Unit

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Elevation, modelled: 409 m
Nearest byway: Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway3.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:16local time
Coordinates: 45.6951, -95.4707

Reno Wildlife Management Area, West Unit from directly overhead

Reno Wildlife Management Area, West Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 409 m. The nearest named place is Reno Wildlife Management Area, East Unit, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the road

3.5 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
29.6 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Reno Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 0.5 mi
Star Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit: 3.8 mi
Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit: 4.8 mi
Chermak Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi

Parks

Museums4

Pope County Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 14.2 mi
Runestone Museum: 14.2 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 22.9 mi

Beaches3

Starbuck Public Beach: 7.2 mi
Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 16.4 mi
Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 21.5 mi

Rest areas2

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 11.5 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 12.0 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 11.8 mi
Tower Hill: 13.0 mi

Historic sites2

Runestone Replica: 12.2 mi
Big Ole statue: 14.3 mi

Artworks2

Big Ole: 14.3 mi
Clock: 19.5 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 10.2 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 20.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:55	19:34
June solstice	05:33	20:30	21:16
September equinox	07:10	18:42	19:21
December solstice	08:00	15:51	16:41

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	12	16	29	44	57	66	70	68	60	47	31	18
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.1	2.1	3.0	4.3	4.1	3.7	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 3 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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