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Des Moines River SNA

Des Moines River SNA from directly overhead

Des Moines River SNA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Caraway Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.79276, -95.09148
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 39
  • Obie Knutson Park: 3.6 mi
  • Island Park: 4.8 mi
  • Kilen Woods State Park: 4.8 mi
  • Court house park: 5.2 mi
  • Kastle Kingdom: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 11
Peaks: 10
  • Holthe Overlook: 3.1 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 12.5 mi
  • Mountain Island: 13.3 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 16.8 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 10.9 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 18.4 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Des Moines River SNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood County Highest PointNNW 338°479 m16.8 mi
String Lakes PeakNW 324°473 m7.0 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointNNW 334°463 m20.7 mi
Martin County Highest PointSSE 149°429.8 m22.9 mi
Mountain IslandNE 48°397.7 m13.3 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointENE 72°396.3 m12.5 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsN 5°391 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:3920:2321:07
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5215:5916:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133475970747164503522
Precip in0.90.81.83.24.54.73.93.73.22.51.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windom, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10911610650

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