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Zion Wildlife Management Area

Zion Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Zion Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Roseville Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.41972, -94.76200

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nature Trail Park: 3.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • KPEX aiport boundary: 3.5 mi
  • Gazebo Park: 3.7 mi
  • Maple Street Park: 3.9 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Tom: 14.6 mi
  • Little Mt. Tom: 14.8 mi
  • Badger Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Mt Aral: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Big Spunk Lake Rest Stop: 18.5 mi
  • Middle Spunk Rest Stop: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Stone Gate: 21.5 mi
  • Litchfiel Civil War Memorial: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Crow Statue: 12.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt AralESE 103°421 m22.4 mi
Mount TomWSW 244°419 m14.6 mi
Little Mt. TomWSW 244°408 m14.8 mi
Badger HillWSW 242°405 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:32
June solstice05:3120:2621:12
September equinox07:0718:3919:18
December solstice07:5715:5016:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528435767727061463117
Precip in0.91.01.83.13.54.94.13.53.52.61.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW London, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655717

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