Nature reserve · Minnesota

Selk Wildlife Management Area

Selk Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Selk Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. The nearest named place is Weiler Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.60558, -95.81799

13.8 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
29.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Weiler Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
Benson Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 2.5 mi
Dolven Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 3.0 mi
Klason Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi

Parks35

Pomme de Terra Park: 3.7 mi
Eagles Ball Park: 3.9 mi
The Mall: 4.1 mi
Riverside Park: 4.2 mi
Green River Park: 4.5 mi

Museums4

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 5.0 mi
Pope County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 22.6 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 17.1 mi
Tower Hill: 19.6 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 3.0 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 8.5 mi

Beaches1

Starbuck Public Beach: 13.9 mi

Historic sites1

Runestone Replica: 16.0 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 23.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:57	19:36
June solstice	05:35	20:31	21:17
September equinox	07:11	18:44	19:23
December solstice	08:02	15:53	16:43

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	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.2	3.1	4.4	4.3	3.5	2.7	2.4	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657160

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