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Arzt Wildlife Management Area

Arzt Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Arzt Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. String Lakes Peak stands 473 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpha Park, a park 4.9 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.70027, -94.92389

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Alpha Park: 4.9 mi
  • Alpha Community Shelter and Playground: 4.9 mi
  • Belmont County Park: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Belmont: 6.0 mi
  • Ashley Park: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 31
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 9.9 mi
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 14.7 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 20.9 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 21.1 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Holthe Overlook: 8.2 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 10.8 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 13.7 mi
  • Mountain Island: 15.3 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 6.4 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 9.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
String Lakes PeakNW 314°473 m17.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointSSE 165°429.8 m13.7 mi
Mountain IslandN 6°397.7 m15.3 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointNNE 19°396.3 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3920:2221:06
September equinox07:0818:4119:19
December solstice07:5115:5916:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931455869726962483321
Precip in0.60.81.43.14.84.84.12.83.12.91.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherburn 3wsw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656142

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