Stenseth Wildlife Management Area
Stenseth Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 413 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Frank Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frank Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Frank Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Frank Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Brandy Lake WPA: 2.6 mi
- Tessman WPA: 3.0 mi
- G.A.R. Park: 2.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Industrial Park: 3.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.5 mi
- Long Lake Park: 3.6 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 4.0 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 4.4 mi
- Cans in Flight: 4.6 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 4.8 mi
- Long Leif: 5.0 mi
- Becker County Museum: 3.2 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 22.3 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 22.7 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 24.5 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Winslow: 10.9 mi
- Pelican: 13.8 mi
- Toad Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Veterans Monument: 3.2 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 3.5 mi
- Height of Land: 10.6 mi
- Oak Lake: 4.7 mi
- Dale: 17.9 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 19.0 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Smoky Hills Wayside: 24.6 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stenseth Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain | SE 139° | 495 m | 4.5 mi |
| Winslow | SSE 169° | 474 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pelican | SSW 208° | 469 m | 13.8 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 | 20:35 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:46 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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