Nature reserve · Minnesota

Star Lake Wildlife Management Area

Star Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Star Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. The nearest named place is Reno Wildlife Management Area, East Unit, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.9 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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Coordinates45.66333, -95.46783

1.9 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Reno Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 2.0 mi
Reno Wildlife Management Area, West Unit: 2.2 mi
Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit: 4.9 mi
Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit: 5.5 mi
Starbuck Wildlife Management Area: 5.5 mi

Parks

Indian Mounds Park: 2.1 mi
Morning Glory Gardens Park: 2.4 mi
Lowry City Park: 3.6 mi
Lowry Community Center Park: 3.7 mi
Glenwood City Park: 3.7 mi

Museums4

Pope County Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 16.3 mi
Runestone Museum: 16.3 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 22.4 mi

Beaches3

Starbuck Public Beach: 5.4 mi
Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 18.4 mi
Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 23.7 mi

Rest areas2

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 13.4 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 14.2 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 13.5 mi
Tower Hill: 15.0 mi

Historic sites2

Runestone Replica: 13.8 mi
Big Ole statue: 16.3 mi

Artworks2

Big Ole: 16.3 mi
Clock: 20.8 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 9.2 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 20.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:55	19:34
June solstice	05:33	20:30	21:16
September equinox	07:10	18:42	19:21
December solstice	08:00	15:51	16:41

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	12	16	29	44	57	66	70	68	60	47	31	18
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.1	2.1	3.0	4.3	4.1	3.7	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656838

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