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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Dacotah Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 355 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buffalo Hill610 m · 21.0 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway12.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:17local time
Coordinates: 44.9340, -96.4469

Dacotah Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Dacotah Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 355 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Hill	WSW 247°	610 m	21.0 mi
Big Tom Hill	N 353°	356 m	17.0 mi

On the road

12.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
18.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit: 3.1 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, Center Unit: 5.1 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit: 5.2 mi
Gollnick Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit: 5.5 mi

Parks18

Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.5 mi
Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 9.0 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 12.3 mi
Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 12.6 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 13.5 mi

Museums5

Lac qui Parle County Museum: 13.3 mi
Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 20.6 mi
Old School Museums: 21.7 mi
Grant County Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
Valley Queen Heritage Center: 21.9 mi

Peaks3

Mount Wickham: 4.5 mi
Big Tom Hill: 17.0 mi
Buffalo Hill: 21.0 mi

Historic sites2

Barckes Corner: 12.9 mi
Milbank Grist Mill: 21.6 mi

Attractions1

Gnome Park: 19.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:38
June solstice	05:40	20:31	21:17
September equinox	07:14	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:02	15:59	16:48

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	17	29	44	58	68	72	69	61	47	32	18
Precip in	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.4	3.2	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 15 mi away.

Sources

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