Nature reserve · Minnesota

Towner Wildlife Management Area

Towner Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Towner Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. The nearest named place is Niemackl Lake Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates45.76306, -96.07522

17.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
29.4 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
28.1 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Macsville Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Thedin Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
Eldorado Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
Wilts Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
Boekholt Grove Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi

Parks29

Niemackl Lake Park: 0.5 mi
Pheasant Creek Park: 4.3 mi
Lawndale Farms: 5.3 mi
City Park: 6.1 mi
Pine Ridge Park: 7.9 mi

Museums2

Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 14.4 mi
Grant County Historical Museum: 16.6 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 21.4 mi
Tower Hill: 22.8 mi

Ghost towns2

Pomme de Terre: 21.6 mi
New Prairie: 23.5 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 15.2 mi

Attractions1

Corn Maze: 16.2 mi

Historic sites1

Runestone Replica: 20.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:35	20:32	21:18
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:03	15:53	16:43

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	14	27	42	56	67	70	68	60	46	30	17
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.2	2.2	3.1	4.4	4.3	3.5	2.7	2.4	1.0	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656399

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