Sonnenberg Wildlife Management Area
Sonnenberg Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Winslow, a peak 2.4 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
- 10.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sucker Creek Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Johnson WPA: 9.0 mi
- Staff WPA: 10.6 mi
- Mondt WPA: 10.8 mi
- Scheelk WPA: 11.1 mi
- Eagle Lake Park: 3.8 mi
- Lion's Park: 4.9 mi
- Otter Tail Park: 5.5 mi
- Wannigan Regional Park: 6.1 mi
- South Shore Park: 6.9 mi
- World's Largest Turkey: 4.9 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 8.6 mi
- Cans in Flight: 8.8 mi
- Long Leif: 9.1 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 9.4 mi
- Winslow: 2.4 mi
- Pelican: 9.2 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Eddy: 16.0 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 16.9 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 9.8 mi
- Veterans Monument: 10.2 mi
- Height of Land: 14.0 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 22.4 mi
- Becker County Museum: 10.2 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 11.2 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 11.8 mi
- Cultural Center: 22.5 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Otter Tail Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Oak Lake: 13.4 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sonnenberg Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | SSW 213° | 506 m | 16.0 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | N 1° | 495 m | 9.6 mi |
| Winslow | NNW 347° | 474 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pelican | W 275° | 469 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:34 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:47 | 16:38 |
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 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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