Nature reserve · Minnesota

Ritter Wildlife Management Area

Ritter Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Ritter Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. The nearest named place is Lake Sylvia Wayside, a park 1.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.72804, -94.77194

8.7 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
20.6 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Lake Sylvia Wayside: 1.5 mi
St Rosa Park: 2.9 mi
Sauk River Park: 3.9 mi
Utility Plant Park: 4.2 mi
Jaycee Park: 4.3 mi

Nature reserves

Birch Lakes State Forest: 2.5 mi
Christopher Kurilla Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
Elgin Woods Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Grey Eagle Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
Buckhorn Lake Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi

Museums5

Melrose Area Museum: 4.2 mi
Todd County Museum: 17.5 mi
Christie House Museum: 17.6 mi
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum: 24.1 mi
Paynesville Historical Museum: 24.2 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 8.1 mi
The Mound: 8.7 mi

Rest areas2

Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 16.4 mi
Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 16.6 mi

Beaches2

Avon Beach: 17.3 mi
Saint John's Beach: 21.1 mi

Artworks2

Clock: 20.7 mi
Giant Crow Statue: 22.7 mi

Attractions2

Saint John's Pottery Studio: 20.8 mi
Maple Sugar Shack: 21.7 mi

Historic sites1

Stone Gate: 21.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:52	19:32
June solstice	05:30	20:27	21:13
September equinox	07:07	18:39	19:19
December solstice	07:58	15:48	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	10	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.6	4.2	4.3	3.8	2.8	2.8	1.2	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melrose, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656888

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