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Current Wildlife Management Area, Central Unit

Current Wildlife Management Area, Central Unit from directly overhead

Current Wildlife Management Area, Central Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 505 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Swenson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.16420, -95.93933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Swenson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lake Park: 5.9 mi
  • Knudson-Bosley Park: 6.3 mi
  • Twin Lakes Park: 6.5 mi
  • Garvin City Park: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Poverty Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Murray County Highest Point: 13.3 mi
  • Očhéyadaŋ: 13.7 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 17.8 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Central Courtyard: 21.9 mi
  • Garden Courtyard: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointSSW 195°587.8 m13.3 mi
Nobles County Highest PointS 176°552.4 m21.8 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointS 173°546.3 m24.7 mi
Poverty HillSE 125°526 m8.9 mi
OčhéyadaŋE 96°475 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:36
June solstice05:4120:2721:12
September equinox07:1218:4519:23
December solstice07:5716:0116:49

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657776

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