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Rosebud Wildlife Management Area

Rosebud Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Rosebud Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith WPA, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 25 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.50571, -95.69775

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Spring Lake Park: 2.9 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 5.1 mi
  • Larson Park: 5.7 mi
  • Cross Lake-Tilberg County Park: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 5.5 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 5.5 mi
  • ROAR!: 12.4 mi
  • Elk: 12.5 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 18.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 2
  • Strawberry Mountain: 19.6 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Clearwater County History Center: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSSE 154°611 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5519:35
June solstice05:2620:3621:24
September equinox07:1018:4219:22
December solstice08:0915:4216:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656984

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