Mentel Wildlife Management Area

Mentel Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Windom Township, Mower, Minnesota which is located on 215th Street. Mentel Wildlife Management Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Nicolville, as well as near the village Mapleview.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Austin Municipal Airport and Jay C. Hormel Nature Center.

Austin Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

Austin Municipal Airport is a public owned public use airport located two nautical miles east of the central business district of the city of Austin, in Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

Jay C. Hormel Nature Center

Park

Photo: Julie Champlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Jay C. Hormel Nature Center is a municipal nature preserve on the north-eastern corner of Austin, Minnesota, comprising more than 500 acres of restored and remnant prairie, hardwood forest, wetlands and meandering streams.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Austin and Mapleview.

Austin

Photo: Dtomlins, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Austin is a city in and the county seat of Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,174 at the 2020 census. The town was originally settled along the Cedar River and has two artificial lakes, East Side Lake and Mill Pond.

Mapleview

Village

Mapleview is a city in Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Austin, the county seat. The population was 144 at the 2020 census, down from 176 in 2010.

Mentel Wildlife Management Area

Type: Nature reserve
Address: 215th Street, Austin, MN 55912
Category: recreation area
Location: Windom Township, Mower, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.6691° or 43° 40′ 9″ north

Longitude

-92.9097° or 92° 54′ 35″ west

Operator

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Open location code

86M9M39R+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 31655752

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Austin Country Club and Driving Range.

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