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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Burke Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 501 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Murray County Highest Point587.8 m · 6.1 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway7.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:11local time
Coordinates: 43.9531, -96.1284

Burke Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Burke Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 501 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt & Pepper Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.9 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Murray County Highest Point	ENE 74°	587.8 m	6.1 mi
Nobles County Highest Point	ESE 124°	552.4 m	13.0 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point	SE 129°	546.3 m	15.8 mi
Eagle Rock	S 190°	527 m	18.2 mi
Poverty Hill	ENE 60°	526 m	19.2 mi
Jasper Peak	SW 236°	523.3 m	15.1 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High Point	SSW 206°	518 m	16.1 mi
Egan Mounds	W 274°	484 m	24.3 mi

On the road

7.0 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Inkpaduta Campsite · 11 mi
Smooth Sumac · 11 mi
Lake Haiwatha · 11 mi
Exhibit Quarry · 11 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Salt & Pepper Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
Terrace Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
Poplar Creek Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Van Beek Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
Pit Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi

Parks51

Museums10

Pipestone County Museum: 9.9 mi
Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center: 10.6 mi
Murray County Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
Dinehart-Holt House: 18.7 mi
Hinkly House Museum: 20.9 mi

Peaks9

Murray County Highest Point: 6.1 mi
Nobles County Highest Point: 13.0 mi
Jasper Peak: 15.1 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 15.8 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 16.1 mi

Historic sites7

Sundance Site: 10.7 mi
Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 12.8 mi
Luverne Bell: 20.6 mi
WWII: 20.9 mi
WWII Memorial: 20.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Cazenovia: 14.3 mi
Carnegie: 14.5 mi

Waterfalls1

Winnewissa Falls: 10.5 mi

Beaches1

Swim Beach: 12.4 mi

Rest areas1

Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 23.0 mi

Gardens1

Secret Garden: 24.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:59	19:37
June solstice	05:43	20:27	21:11
September equinox	07:12	18:46	19:24
December solstice	07:57	16:03	16:50

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	13	17	29	43	56	67	71	68	60	46	31	18
Precip in	0.6	0.9	1.6	2.9	4.0	5.0	3.6	3.4	3.2	2.3	1.7	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Wilson, 10 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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