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Bashaw Wildlife Management Area, DM&E Tract

Bashaw Wildlife Management Area, DM&E Tract from directly overhead

Bashaw Wildlife Management Area, DM&E Tract is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bashaw Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 2-7 & 9, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.15362, -94.95441

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 40
  • Riverside Park: 5.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 5.8 mi
  • Browns Park: 5.9 mi
  • East End Park: 6.3 mi
  • Mound Creek County Park: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 6.5 mi
  • 395: 6.7 mi
  • 457: 14.5 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 16.0 mi
  • Mountain Island: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Creek Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bashaw Wildlife Management Area, DM&E Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood County Highest PointSW 235°479 m16.0 mi
String Lakes PeakSSW 210°473 m22.1 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointWSW 248°463 m17.1 mi
Mountain IslandS 169°397.7 m16.4 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointSSE 167°396.3 m21.7 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsSW 229°391 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3720:2321:08
September equinox07:0818:4119:19
December solstice07:5315:5716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445868716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.63.14.34.64.03.52.92.01.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield 1 NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656040

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