Nature reserve · Minnesota

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, Robinson Refuge Unit

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, Robinson Refuge Unit from directly overhead

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, Robinson Refuge Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. The nearest named place is Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates46.14224, -94.65665

14.2 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves42

Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 1.0 mi
Kobliska Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 4.4 mi
Kobliska Wildlife Management Area, West Tract Unit: 5.0 mi
Turtle Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Little Elk Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi

Parks28

Sylvan Shores Community Park: 7.0 mi
Browerville Public Park: 11.0 mi
Browerville Sports Complex: 11.2 mi
Veteran's Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
Fort Ripley City Park: 14.1 mi

Museums6

Camp Ripley Environmental Education Center: 14.9 mi
Todd County Museum: 15.2 mi
Christie House Museum: 15.3 mi
Minnesota Military Museum: 15.4 mi
Minnesota Fishing Museum: 17.7 mi

Picnic sites3

Ghost towns2

Philbrook: 10.2 mi
Old Crow Wing: 17.9 mi

Peaks2

The Mound: 21.3 mi
Eagle Mountain: 21.8 mi

Historic sites1

Veterans' Memorial: 14.1 mi

Rest areas1

Brainerd Lakes Area Welcome Center: 18.0 mi

Artworks1

Paul Bunyan Statue: 18.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:23	18:52	19:31
June solstice	05:28	20:28	21:14
September equinox	07:06	18:39	19:18
December solstice	07:59	15:46	16:36

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	9	13	26	40	53	64	68	66	57	44	29	15
Precip in	1.0	0.9	1.5	2.7	3.5	4.6	4.6	3.4	3.3	2.9	1.5	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Prairie, 17 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657031

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