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Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, South Unit

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Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, South Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 404 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chippewa Falls Wildlife Management Area, North Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.55212, -95.32153

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • Barsness Park: 6.8 mi
  • Glenwood Beach park: 7.1 mi
  • Glenwood City Park: 7.5 mi
  • Glen Terrace Park: 7.7 mi
  • Mt. Lookout Park: 8.2 mi
Museums: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Little Mt. Tom: 20.9 mi
  • Mount Tom: 21.0 mi
  • Badger Hill: 21.2 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Giant Crow Statue: 16.9 mi
  • Clock: 23.3 mi
  • Big Ole: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Starbuck Public Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Burgen Lake Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Lake Latoka Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Big Ole statue: 23.6 mi
  • Runestone Replica: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomSE 138°419 m21.0 mi
Little Mt. TomSE 138°408 m20.9 mi
Badger HillSE 139°405 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:34
June solstice05:3320:2921:15
September equinox07:0918:4219:21
December solstice07:5915:5116:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629445766706860473118
Precip in0.50.51.12.13.04.34.13.72.92.51.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657944

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