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Wrenshall Wildlife Management Area

Wrenshall Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wrenshall Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Blackhoof River Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive passes 2.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.56918, -92.41174

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Little Caboose Playground: 6.5 mi
  • McFarland Park: 6.6 mi
  • Braun Park: 8.1 mi
  • Hilltop Park: 8.5 mi
  • Historical Park: 8.9 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 20
Historic sites: 19
Nature reserves: 15
Artworks: 8
  • Wrenshall deer statue: 3.8 mi
  • James L. Oberstar: 21.6 mi
  • Jet Statue: 21.6 mi
  • Jay Cooke: 21.9 mi
  • Leif Erikson: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Big Manitou Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Little Manitou Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Snake Pit Falls: 24.9 mi
  • Lower Amnicon Falls: 24.9 mi
  • Upper Amnicon Falls: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Oldenburg Point: 6.2 mi
  • Elys Peak: 10.7 mi
  • Bardon Peak: 11.8 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 23.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Culkin Rest Area: 8.9 mi
  • Thompson Hill Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Superior Rest Area 23: 20.7 mi
  • General Andrews Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Opa's Picnic: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wrenshall Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakESE 108°403 m23.6 mi
Oldenburg PointNNE 31°292 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:22
June solstice05:1720:2021:07
September equinox06:5718:2919:09
December solstice07:5215:3416:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101527385059666557442917

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Foxboro, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655744

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