Bolstad Wildlife Area
Bolstad Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 389 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Larson-Tweed Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 88 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 389 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Winnebago CCB
How to reach it
- 88.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Larson-Tweed Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Hagen Prairie: 1.1 mi
- Wood Duck Marsh Wildlife Protection Area: 3.7 mi
- Rice Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Peterson Pot Holes: 4.4 mi
- Dahle Park: 2.2 mi
- Oakwood Park: 2.3 mi
- Rice Lake State Park: 4.6 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- City Park: 9.0 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mansion Museum: 13.4 mi
- Alden Community Museum: 15.6 mi
- Worth County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Swensrud School Museum: 16.0 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 1.8 mi
- Thanks for Visiting Minnesota: 10.0 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 10.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 14.8 mi
- Freeborn County Courthouse: 16.2 mi
- Albert Lea Beach: 16.8 mi
- City Beach: 22.9 mi
- Dodges Beach: 23.6 mi
- Farmers Beach: 23.7 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 24.2 mi
- Iowa Welcome Center: 9.2 mi
- Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Spring of Winnebago River: 7.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 13.4 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 17.5 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bolstad Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | S 183° | 443 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:15 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:55 | 16:42 |
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 | 31 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forest City 2 NNE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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