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Budde Meadows Wildlife Management Area

Budde Meadows Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Budde Meadows Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 432 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. Great River Road passes 23 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.40623, -95.70436

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Spring Lake Park: 8.0 mi
  • Roy Lake Park: 8.7 mi
  • Melland Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 11.7 mi
  • Larson Park: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 12.0 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 12.0 mi
  • ROAR!: 17.8 mi
  • Elk: 17.9 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Strawberry Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Museums: 1
  • Clearwater County History Center: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Budde Meadows Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSE 142°611 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5519:36
June solstice05:2720:3621:24
September equinox07:1018:4219:23
December solstice08:0815:4316:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657542

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