Banks Wildlife Management Area
Banks Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
312 acres Description: This Wildlife Management Area is a wetland/prairie complex surrounding an unnamed lake. There is a boat access to the 60+ acre unnamed lake on this unit. Game Species: Deer, Small Game, Forest Upland Birds, Pheasants, Waterfowl
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Banks Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Bennett Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Lake WPA: 2.8 mi
- Carpenter Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Wolf Lake Wildlife Management Area, Cottonwood County Unit: 3.4 mi
- Obie Knutson Park: 2.5 mi
- Tegels Park: 3.6 mi
- Kastle Kingdom: 3.7 mi
- Court house park: 4.2 mi
- Island Park: 4.3 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 7.1 mi
- Mountain Island: 7.8 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 8.6 mi
- Watonwan County Highest Point: 9.1 mi
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 13.8 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 7.2 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 15.1 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 15.2 mi
- Round House Railroad Club: 20.7 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 23.2 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 15.9 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 16.4 mi
- Welcome To Sherburn: 20.8 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 24.0 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Banks Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | NW 318° | 479 m | 13.8 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | W 273° | 473 m | 7.1 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | NW 318° | 463 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mountain Island | ENE 64° | 397.7 m | 7.8 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | E 100° | 396.3 m | 9.1 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | N 356° | 391 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:23 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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