Nature reserve · Minnesota
Upper Dean Wildlife Management Area
Upper Dean Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Great River Road passes 7.8 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates46.64476, -93.87583
- 7.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 11.2 mi off the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway, National
86 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 41
- Upper Dean Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- Lower Dean Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Lower Dean Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Emily State Forest: 5.7 mi
- Birchdale Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
Parks: 31
- City Park: 7.1 mi
- Milford Mine Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Aitkin County Parks: 10.5 mi
- Aitkin County Fairgrounds: 10.9 mi
- Aitkin City Park: 11.1 mi
Museums: 5
- Northern Pacific Depot: 11.2 mi
- Northern MN Railroad Heritage Association: 11.3 mi
- Soo Line Depot Museum: 11.7 mi
- Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum: 19.3 mi
- WonderTrek Children's Museum: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
- VFW Tank: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Miler Castle: 19.7 mi
- Miller Castle: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Deerwood Deer Statue: 11.9 mi
- Serpent Lake: 12.0 mi
- Giant Walleye: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Manganese: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Dru's Garden: 20.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:48 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:26 | 21:13 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:40 | 16:31 |
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 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 16 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pine RVR DAM, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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