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Badger Wildlife Management Area

Badger Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Badger Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 473 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wajer Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.92219, -95.72958

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Ebbers Park: 4.2 mi
  • Rupp Park: 4.4 mi
  • Bi-Centennial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Mays Park: 4.9 mi
  • Gullord Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 10.4 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 10.9 mi
  • Poverty Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 13.1 mi
  • Murray County Highest Point: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 23.4 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointWNW 286°587.8 m14.5 mi
Nobles County Highest PointWSW 241°552.4 m10.4 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointSW 224°546.3 m10.9 mi
Poverty HillNNW 345°526 m12.1 mi
OčhéyadaŋNNE 12°475 m15.6 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointENE 67°463 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:4120:2621:10
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5516:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729435667716860463118
Precip in0.60.91.62.94.05.03.63.43.22.31.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Wilson, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655979

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