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Riverside Wildlife Management Area

Riverside Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Riverside Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. The nearest named place is Dawson Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.90199, -96.03374
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 8
  • Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • J Harley Smith Park: 15.3 mi
  • Windom Park: 15.6 mi
  • Chinhinta Park: 15.7 mi
  • Larson Park: 16.0 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Gnome Park: 2.4 mi
  • Boyd House: 7.4 mi
  • Minnesota Machinery Museum: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Barckes Corner: 14.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Wickham: 16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:37
June solstice05:3920:3021:15
September equinox07:1218:4519:24
December solstice08:0015:5816:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121729445868726961473218
Precip in0.50.61.32.43.23.83.63.32.62.51.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656894

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