Nature reserve · Minnesota

White Bear Wildlife Management Area

White Bear Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

White Bear Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 390 m. The nearest named place is Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.6 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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Coordinates45.66626, -95.58977

4.6 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit: 2.5 mi
Wade Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
New Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Van Luik Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
Lowry Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit: 3.5 mi

Parks

Lowry City Park: 4.1 mi
Lowry Community Center Park: 4.3 mi
Hobo Park: 4.9 mi
Lakeshore Park: 5.2 mi
Starbuck City Park: 5.4 mi

Museums6

Pope County Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
Stevens County Historical Society & Museum: 16.8 mi
Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 18.5 mi
Runestone Museum: 18.5 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 24.5 mi

Beaches3

Starbuck Public Beach: 5.4 mi
Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 21.0 mi
Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 22.8 mi

Historic sites2

Runestone Replica: 10.6 mi
Big Ole statue: 18.6 mi

Peaks2

Lookout Mountain: 10.8 mi
Tower Hill: 13.0 mi

Rest areas2

Lake Latoka Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Burgen Lake Rest Area: 16.7 mi

Ghost towns1

New Prairie: 4.7 mi

Gardens1

Horticultural Gardens at West Central Research and Outreach Center: 14.7 mi

Artworks1

Big Ole: 18.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:26	18:56	19:35
June solstice	05:34	20:30	21:16
September equinox	07:10	18:43	19:22
December solstice	08:01	15:52	16:42

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656016

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