Nature reserve · Minnesota

Spruce Valley Wildlife Management Area

Spruce Valley Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Spruce Valley Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. The nearest named place is Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture, a artwork 3.8 miles away. Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.38043, -96.18488

19.5 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway
29.1 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

New Maine Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
New Maine Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
New Maine Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
Cedar II Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
New Maine Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi

Parks27

Middle River Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
Newfolden Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
Newfolden City Park: 6.7 mi
Northrop Park: 17.5 mi
Centennial Park: 17.8 mi

Ghost towns3

Pelan: 20.5 mi
Radium: 22.3 mi
Kratka: 24.6 mi

Historic sites2

Veteran War Memorial: 3.9 mi
Holt Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi

Museums2

Viking Farmer Museam: 15.0 mi
Cultural Heritage Center: 20.5 mi

Artworks1

Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 3.8 mi

Attractions1

M60: 18.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:56	19:38
June solstice	05:24	20:41	21:30
September equinox	07:12	18:43	19:25
December solstice	08:14	15:39	16:33

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	6	11	26	42	56	66	70	68	59	44	28	13
Precip in	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.4	3.1	3.9	4.0	3.3	2.7	2.2	1.1	0.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Agassiz Refuge, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656771

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