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Wrightstown Wildlife Management Area

Wrightstown Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wrightstown Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. Inspiration Peak stands 533 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. Otter Trail Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.26099, -95.24012

Overlooks nearby

99 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • City Park: 8.4 mi
  • Lake Adley Park: 10.0 mi
  • Henning City Park: 10.8 mi
  • Nelson Park: 11.7 mi
  • Tapley Park: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Black Peak: 8.8 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 9.1 mi
  • Inspiration Peak: 18.1 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandy Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Battle Lake Public Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 24.5 mi
  • Chippewa Park Beach - Devils Lake: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Captain Black's Cabin: 13.5 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 16.6 mi
  • Continental Divide Monument: 18.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Wadena County Historical Society: 13.9 mi
  • Finn Creek Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Cultural Center: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 2
  • 2: 13.2 mi
  • 1: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Parkers Prairie Community Garden: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Blacks Grove: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Inspiration PeakWSW 242°533 m18.1 mi
Black PeakW 272°519 m8.8 mi
Mount NeboNE 44°460 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5419:34
June solstice05:3020:3121:17
September equinox07:0918:4119:20
December solstice08:0215:4716:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225415464686658442915
Precip in0.90.81.42.63.54.44.33.62.92.81.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wadena 3 S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655738

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