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Carlson Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled
511 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Murray County Highest Point587.8 m · 5.4 mi
Nearest byway
Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway18.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:11local time
Coordinates
43.9730, -95.9007
Carlson Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Carlson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 511 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Peters Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointW 274°587.8 m5.4 mi
Nobles County Highest PointS 184°552.4 m8.6 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointS 175°546.3 m11.3 mi
Eagle RockSW 217°527 m24.2 mi
Poverty HillNNE 33°526 m9.8 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High PointSW 229°518 m24.3 mi
OčhéyadaŋNE 45°475 m16.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:36
June solstice05:4220:2621:11
September equinox07:1118:4519:23
December solstice07:5616:0216:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729435667716860463118
Precip in0.60.91.62.94.05.03.63.43.22.31.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Wilson, 3 mi away.

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