Nature reserve · Minnesota

Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter Main Unit

Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter Main Unit from directly overhead

Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter Main Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 316 m. The nearest named place is Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter East Unit, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.96746, -95.95111

4.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
12.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Baxter Wildlife Management Area, Baxter East Unit: 0.8 mi
Michaelson Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Sioux Indian Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
Dawson Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Ten-Well Wildlife Management Area: 5.8 mi

Parks10

Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
J Harley Smith Park: 11.0 mi
Windom Park: 11.1 mi
Chinhinta Park: 11.6 mi
Larson Park: 11.7 mi

Museums8

Arv Hus Museum: 10.1 mi
Lac qui Parle County Museum: 12.3 mi
Swensson Farm Museum: 18.6 mi
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 22.8 mi
Yellow Medicine County Museum: 23.4 mi

Attractions2

Gnome Park: 5.1 mi
Boyd House: 8.4 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 20.1 mi

Peaks1

Mount Wickham: 20.1 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 21.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:36
June solstice	05:38	20:29	21:15
September equinox	07:12	18:44	19:23
December solstice	08:00	15:57	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	12	16	29	44	57	67	71	69	61	47	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.9	2.5	3.7	4.4	3.8	4.0	3.0	2.5	1.6	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montevideo 1SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655870

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