Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit
Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 460 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is End-O-Line Railroad Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 29.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- End-O-Line Railroad Park: 1.4 mi
- Currie Ball Park: 1.6 mi
- Lake Shetek State Park: 2.0 mi
- Mays Park: 6.6 mi
- Gullord Park: 6.8 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 4.8 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 4.9 mi
- Poverty Hill: 5.0 mi
- Murray County Highest Point: 17.1 mi
- Nobles County Highest Point: 19.1 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 7.0 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 13.0 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 15.0 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 16.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | WSW 247° | 587.8 m | 17.1 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | SW 215° | 552.4 m | 19.1 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | SSW 207° | 546.3 m | 20.7 mi |
| Poverty Hill | WNW 282° | 526 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | E 99° | 479 m | 24.0 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | NNE 17° | 475 m | 4.9 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | E 93° | 463 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:00 | 16:48 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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