Nature reserve · Minnesota
Strike Wildlife Management Area
Strike Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 403 m. Mount Nebo stands 460 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. Great River Road passes 34 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates46.59282, -94.86618
- 33.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.3 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
73 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 33
Parks: 21
- Little White Dog Campground: 2.3 mi
- Frame's Landing: 2.5 mi
- Stigman’s Mound Park: 3.3 mi
- Knob Hill: 4.7 mi
- Cottingham Park: 6.6 mi
Museums: 5
- Menahga Museum: 15.3 mi
- Wadena County Historical Society: 16.1 mi
- Finn Creek Museum: 24.1 mi
- Hubbard County Historical Museum: 24.5 mi
- Cultural Center: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Leaf River: 12.5 mi
- Shell City: 14.6 mi
- Philbrook: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
- 1: 18.6 mi
- 2: 18.6 mi
- Historic caboose: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Captain Black's Cabin: 18.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.7 mi
- Continental Divide Monument: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Blacks Grove: 18.6 mi
- Shafer Lake Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 1
- Statue of St. Urho: 15.4 mi
Peaks: 1
- Mount Nebo: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- US-71: Park Rapids Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strike Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Nebo | SW 215° | 460 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:30 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:44 | 16:35 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 44 | 29 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadena 3 S, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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