Nature reserve · Minnesota

Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Management Area

Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive passes 12 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates46.38471, -92.85897

11.7 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
14.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway

Around it

54 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves24

Sturgeon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
Moose Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
Bremen Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
Rutledge Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
Bremen Wildlife Management Area: 9.6 mi

Parks16

Frank Magdziarz Feild: 4.5 mi
Willow River City Park: 4.7 mi
Moose Lake State Park: 6.6 mi
Softball Field: 8.6 mi
Barnum City Park: 11.4 mi

Rest areas4

General Andrews Rest Area: 3.2 mi
Kettle River Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Culkin Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Tamarack Wayside Rest: 22.0 mi

Museums3

Ghost towns2

Banning: 15.5 mi
Wareham: 19.6 mi

Waterfalls2

Wolf Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
Big Spring Falls: 18.8 mi

Picnic sites1

Opa's Picnic: 19.3 mi

Historic sites1

Veterans Memorial: 20.9 mi

Gardens1

Minnesota Goose Garden: 21.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:44	19:24
June solstice	05:20	20:21	21:08
September equinox	06:59	18:31	19:11
December solstice	07:53	15:37	16:28

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	10	15	28	41	53	63	69	67	59	45	30	17
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.4	2.6	3.4	4.8	4.8	3.7	3.2	3.1	1.7	1.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose Lake 1 SSE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656730

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