Nature reserve · Minnesota

Wright Wildlife Management Area

Wright Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wright Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. The nearest named place is Old Mill State Park, a park 2.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.37884, -96.53127

13.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
13.8 mi off the Waters of the Dancing Sky Scenic Byway

Around it

87 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves46

Adolf Elseth Memorial Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
Florian Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
Alces Wildlife Management Area: 4.6 mi
Florian Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
Florian Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi

Parks29

Old Mill State Park: 2.1 mi
Florian Park: 6.1 mi
Newfolden Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
Newfolden City Park: 9.6 mi
Argyle City Park: 13.2 mi

Historic sites4

Anderson/Bagaas Burial: 9.8 mi
Holt Veterans Memorial: 16.7 mi
Veteran War Memorial: 17.3 mi
Survivor's Flower Bed: 24.9 mi

Museums3

Viking Farmer Museam: 12.5 mi
Cultural Heritage Center: 13.7 mi
Marshall County Historical: 16.2 mi

Ghost towns2

Radium: 11.0 mi
Pelan: 19.4 mi

Artworks2

Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture: 17.2 mi
Minn-Dak Mural: 21.5 mi

Attractions1

M60: 23.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:58	19:39
June solstice	05:26	20:42	21:32
September equinox	07:13	18:45	19:26
December solstice	08:16	15:40	16:34

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	5	10	24	41	54	64	68	67	58	44	27	13
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.9	1.1	3.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	2.7	2.0	1.0	0.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655747

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