Dead Horse Wildlife Management Area
Dead Horse Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 446 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Summers Wildlife Management Area, Clear Lake Unit, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Summers Wildlife Management Area, Clear Lake Unit: 2.5 mi
- Summers Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 3.5 mi
- Husen Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Summers Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 3.9 mi
- Pletz Slough Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Anderson Park: 5.6 mi
- Brown Park: 5.8 mi
- Robertson County Park: 5.8 mi
- Fort Belmont: 6.0 mi
- Dumont Park: 6.1 mi
- Crandalls Beach: 8.1 mi
- Anglers Bay Beach: 8.2 mi
- Martha Yarns Memorial Beach: 8.6 mi
- Harlan Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 9.0 mi
- Dickinson County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Higgins Museum: 15.6 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 16.7 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 16.8 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 16.8 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 5.7 mi
- Bike Monument: 16.6 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 16.8 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Welcome To Sherburn: 19.6 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 10.1 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 14.9 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 17.8 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 18.7 mi
- Watonwan County Highest Point: 21.2 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 2.6 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 5.3 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 19.3 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dead Horse Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | SW 235° | 490 m | 24.7 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | WSW 251° | 480.3 m | 17.8 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | N 351° | 473 m | 18.7 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | ESE 117° | 429.8 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mountain Island | NNE 28° | 397.7 m | 24.4 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | NE 38° | 396.3 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:22 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:00 | 16:47 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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