Nature reserve · Minnesota

Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit

Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit from directly overhead

Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 413 m. The nearest named place is Volkman Wildlife Management Area, North Central Unit, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 1.5 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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Coordinates45.74458, -95.30323

1.5 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
28.0 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Volkman Wildlife Management Area, North Central Unit: 0.9 mi
Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit: 1.2 mi
Engelbrecht Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit: 2.6 mi
Forada Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
Engelbrecht Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit: 3.5 mi

Parks

Knapp Park: 2.1 mi
Mt. Lookout Park: 6.8 mi
Evergreen Park: 6.9 mi
Glen Terrace Park: 7.5 mi
Glenwood City Park: 8.0 mi

Museums4

Pope County Historical Museum: 8.1 mi
Runestone Museum: 10.7 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 10.7 mi
Melrose Area Museum: 24.5 mi

Beaches4

Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 11.7 mi
Starbuck Public Beach: 14.9 mi
Sandy Beach: 21.8 mi
Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 22.1 mi

Rest areas2

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 6.7 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 11.1 mi

Artworks2

Big Ole: 10.7 mi
Clock: 11.2 mi

Historic sites2

Big Ole statue: 10.7 mi
Runestone Replica: 17.9 mi

Peaks2

Tower Hill: 16.9 mi
Lookout Mountain: 17.0 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 18.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:25	18:55	19:34
June solstice	05:32	20:29	21:15
September equinox	07:09	18:41	19:21
December solstice	08:00	15:50	16:40

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	66	70	68	60	47	31	18
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.1	2.1	3.0	4.3	4.1	3.7	2.9	2.5	1.0	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656182

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