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Champepedan Wildlife Management Area

Champepedan Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Champepedan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 484 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Acres Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.79596, -95.99685

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Edgerton City Park: 8.5 mi
  • Rock River Park: 8.9 mi
  • Milford Remme Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
  • Lower Park: 11.2 mi
  • Upper Park (Grove Park): 11.4 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 5.6 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 5.8 mi
  • The Mound: 11.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Murray County Highest Point: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • WWII: 14.3 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 14.3 mi
  • Luverne Bell: 14.3 mi
  • Flags: 14.6 mi
Museums: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 11.0 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointN 357°587.8 m12.6 mi
Nobles County Highest PointNE 49°552.4 m5.6 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointE 81°546.3 m5.8 mi
Eagle RockSW 234°527 m12.2 mi
Poverty HillNNE 26°526 m22.8 mi
Jasper PeakW 277°523.3 m19.2 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High PointWSW 255°518 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:36
June solstice05:4320:2621:10
September equinox07:1218:4519:23
December solstice07:5616:0316:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657962

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