Nature reserve · Minnesota
Delft Wildlife Management Area
Delft Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 428 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates43.97792, -95.07446
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 33
- Public Water Access: 3.9 mi
- Lawcon Park: 7.2 mi
- Tegels Park: 7.3 mi
- Abby Park: 7.3 mi
- City Park: 7.6 mi
Peaks: 9
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 7.7 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 8.0 mi
- 395: 8.1 mi
- 457: 8.1 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 8.7 mi
Museums: 5
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 7.7 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 7.8 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 8.3 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 18.4 mi
- Round House Railroad Club: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 23.4 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Site of Sundown Village: 24.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Red Rock Falls: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delft Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | WNW 292° | 479 m | 7.7 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | SW 215° | 473 m | 8.7 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | WNW 300° | 463 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mountain Island | ESE 113° | 397.7 m | 9.9 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | SE 129° | 396.3 m | 14.2 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | N 8° | 391 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:23 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windom, 7 mi away.
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