Arnolds Lake Wildlife Management Area
Arnolds Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the west-northwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Swan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Public Water Access: 8.0 mi
- Abby Park: 8.3 mi
- Tegels Park: 8.6 mi
- Kastle Kingdom: 8.9 mi
- Court house park: 9.1 mi
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 3.5 mi
- 457: 4.4 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 7.6 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 8.3 mi
- 395: 8.3 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 8.2 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 8.2 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 12.5 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 14.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 22.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 22.4 mi
- Site of Sundown Village: 23.0 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 23.3 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arnolds Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | WNW 299° | 479 m | 3.5 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | S 187° | 473 m | 8.3 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | NW 308° | 463 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mountain Island | ESE 111° | 397.7 m | 14.1 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | ESE 124° | 396.3 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | NE 37° | 391 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:24 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:59 | 16:46 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windom, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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