Nature reserve · Minnesota

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.68173, -94.91882

2.9 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
28.4 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Sauk River Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Spirit Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Padua Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
Ritter Wildlife Management Area: 7.8 mi
Christopher Kurilla Wildlife Management Area: 8.3 mi

Parks54

Stearns County Fairgrounds: 3.3 mi
Browns Park: 3.7 mi
Conservation Club Park: 4.3 mi
Sinclair Lewis Park: 4.4 mi
Meire Grove Park: 4.4 mi

Museums5

Melrose Area Museum: 5.5 mi
Christie House Museum: 20.4 mi
Todd County Museum: 20.4 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
Paynesville Historical Museum: 23.2 mi

Rest areas3

Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 21.7 mi
Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 21.9 mi
Burgen Lake Rest Area: 23.2 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 15.3 mi
The Mound: 15.7 mi

Artworks2

Giant Crow Statue: 17.0 mi
Clock: 17.1 mi

Beaches1

Avon Beach: 22.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:53	19:32
June solstice	05:31	20:27	21:14
September equinox	07:07	18:40	19:19
December solstice	07:58	15:49	16:39

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657118

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