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Rutledge Wildlife Management Area

Rutledge Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Rutledge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Softball Field, a park 2.9 miles away. Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive passes 3.8 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.25133, -92.80723

56 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Softball Field: 2.9 mi
  • Willow River City Park: 4.9 mi
  • Frank Magdziarz Feild: 5.0 mi
  • community park: 8.5 mi
  • Robinson Park: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Kettle River Rest Area: 3.1 mi
  • General Andrews Rest Area: 7.3 mi
  • Culkin Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Big Spring Falls: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Minnesota Goose Garden: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Grand Casino Hinckley: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Opa's Picnic: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Clayton Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 23.5 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Pease Hill: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pease HillSE 142°296 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:2020:2121:07
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5215:3816:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111628415463686658453117
Precip in0.81.11.72.93.44.45.53.73.53.11.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandstone 6 W, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657062

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