Nature reserve · Minnesota

West Union Wildlife Management Area

West Union Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

West Union Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. The nearest named place is Quistorff Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.82383, -95.09422

7.5 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
28.8 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Quistorff Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
Aurzada Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
Spohn Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
Osakis Wildlife Management Area, North Unit: 3.0 mi
Osakis Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 3.2 mi

Parks

West Union 4H Park: 1.7 mi
Osagi Park: 4.0 mi
Lakeside Park: 4.2 mi
Lions Park: 6.0 mi
Battle Park: 7.4 mi

Museums6

Runestone Museum: 14.4 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 14.5 mi
Christie House Museum: 15.2 mi
Todd County Museum: 15.3 mi
Melrose Area Museum: 17.4 mi

Artworks2

Clock: 4.2 mi
Big Ole: 14.4 mi

Rest areas2

Burgen Lake Rest Area: 12.1 mi
Lake Latoka Rest Area: 17.4 mi

Beaches2

Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 13.0 mi
Sandy Beach: 21.0 mi

Historic sites2

Big Ole statue: 14.4 mi
Veterans' Memorial: 22.2 mi

Peaks2

Eagle Mountain: 20.0 mi
The Mound: 20.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:54	19:33
June solstice	05:31	20:29	21:15
September equinox	07:08	18:41	19:20
December solstice	07:59	15:49	16:39

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	13	26	40	53	64	68	66	57	44	29	15
Precip in	1.0	0.9	1.5	2.7	3.5	4.6	4.6	3.4	3.3	2.9	1.5	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Prairie, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656003

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