Nature reserve · Minnesota
Skalbekken County Park
Skalbekken County Park is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Renville County
How to reach it
Coordinates44.72598, -95.40313
- 0.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
103 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 60
- Trongard Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Dybsand Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi
- Sacred Heart Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Rosaasen Slough Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Vicksburg County Park: 9.5 mi
Parks: 29
- Skalbekken County Park: 1.0 mi
- Sacred Heart City Park: 4.7 mi
- Sorlien Park: 8.8 mi
- Water Tower Park: 10.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
Museums: 8
- Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 7.8 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Museum: 8.3 mi
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 8.8 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 11.0 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 11.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 18.2 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 21.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 10.9 mi
- Swaybacked Bridge: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Vicksburg: 9.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:56 | 16:44 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granite Falls, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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