Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, North Unit
Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, North Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 401 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, South Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, South Unit: 0.7 mi
- Heinks Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Sedan Pond Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Sedan Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Overby WPA: 4.0 mi
- Barsness Park: 6.1 mi
- Glenwood Beach park: 6.3 mi
- Glenwood City Park: 6.8 mi
- Glen Terrace Park: 7.0 mi
- Mt. Lookout Park: 7.4 mi
- Pope County Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Swift County Historical Museum: 22.0 mi
- Swift County Historical Museum: 22.2 mi
- Runestone Museum: 22.8 mi
- Legacy of the Lakes Museum: 22.9 mi
- Little Mt. Tom: 21.7 mi
- Mount Tom: 21.7 mi
- Badger Hill: 22.0 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 23.2 mi
- Tower Hill: 24.5 mi
- Giant Crow Statue: 17.5 mi
- Clock: 22.9 mi
- Big Ole: 22.9 mi
- Starbuck Public Beach: 10.1 mi
- Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 24.2 mi
- Burgen Lake Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Lake Latoka Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Big Ole statue: 22.9 mi
- Runestone Replica: 23.5 mi
- New Prairie: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, North Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | SE 138° | 419 m | 21.7 mi |
| Little Mt. Tom | SE 139° | 408 m | 21.7 mi |
| Badger Hill | SE 139° | 405 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:29 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:51 | 16:41 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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