Nature reserve · Minnesota

Tunsberg Wildlife Management Area

Tunsberg Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Tunsberg Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. The nearest named place is Byholt Marsh Wildlife Management Area, South, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.05398, -95.75445

3.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
21.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Byholt Marsh Wildlife Management Area, South: 1.7 mi
Byholt Marsh Wildlife Management Area, North: 2.2 mi
Numo Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Clair T. Rollings Chippewa Co. Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
Bergo Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi

Parks11

Windom Park: 7.0 mi
J Harley Smith Park: 7.5 mi
Larson Park: 7.7 mi
Chinhinta Park: 8.0 mi
Wegdahl County Park: 12.4 mi

Museums8

Arv Hus Museum: 8.6 mi
Swensson Farm Museum: 14.5 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 20.1 mi

Attractions2

Boyd House: 15.8 mi
Gnome Park: 16.4 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 19.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:57	19:36
June solstice	05:37	20:29	21:14
September equinox	07:11	18:44	19:22
December solstice	07:59	15:56	16:45

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	67	71	69	61	47	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.9	2.5	3.7	4.4	3.8	4.0	3.0	2.5	1.6	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montevideo 1SW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656417

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