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Christensen Wildlife Management Area

Christensen Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Christensen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 481 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wajer Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.92950, -95.76540

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ebbers Park: 3.6 mi
  • Bi-Centennial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Rupp Park: 3.9 mi
  • Gullord Park: 4.2 mi
  • Mays Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 9.2 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 10.1 mi
  • Poverty Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Murray County Highest Point: 12.6 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointWNW 285°587.8 m12.6 mi
Nobles County Highest PointSW 233°552.4 m9.2 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointSW 215°546.3 m10.1 mi
Poverty HillN 353°526 m11.3 mi
OčhéyadaŋNNE 19°475 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:36
June solstice05:4120:2621:10
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5516:0116:49

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657936

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