Burke Wildlife Management Area
Burke Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 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
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock River Park: 5.6 mi
- Edgerton City Park: 5.8 mi
- Wilson Park: 9.3 mi
- Erickson Park: 9.4 mi
- Harmon Park: 9.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Winnewissa Falls: 10.5 mi
- Swim Beach: 12.4 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 23.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 24.1 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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