Espen Island Wildlife Management Area
Espen Island Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Tuttle Hill stands 372 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay Point Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.1 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 17.6 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 2 mi
- Carlson Kiln · 2 mi
- Vista point · 2 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bay Point Park: 0.9 mi
- Levee Park: 1.1 mi
- John Rich Park: 1.2 mi
- Central Park: 1.4 mi
- He Mni Can - Barn Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Ulvin Hill: 6.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Maiden Rock: 14.0 mi
- Dills Mound: 17.2 mi
- Cotter Hill: 18.5 mi
- Balance Of Power: 1.0 mi
- Gateway To Red Wing: 1.1 mi
- A Tribute: 1.1 mi
- Ever Upward: 1.1 mi
- First Flight: 1.2 mi
- The Sea Wing Disaster: 1.0 mi
- Purple Heart Monument: 1.2 mi
- Lake Pepin: 9.0 mi
- The Claybank Pits: 9.8 mi
- Maiden Rock: 14.0 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 1.2 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 1.3 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 1.4 mi
- Vasa Museum: 9.9 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 14.4 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 19.0 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 19.3 mi
- Spring Lake Park Reserve Community Garden: 22.7 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 11.5 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 19.8 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 20.2 mi
- Dog Cove: 22.4 mi
- Pembles Beach: 23.4 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Maiden Rock: 14.0 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Claybank Pits: 9.8 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 16.9 mi
- Little House Wayside: 18.1 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 18.4 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 19.3 mi
- Crystal Cave: 22.9 mi
- Saint Croix Railroad: 24.5 mi
- Florence: 13.1 mi
- Point Douglas: 17.7 mi
- Nininger: 21.7 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- St Croix Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- fire ring: 20.2 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Espen Island Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Hill | ENE 59° | 372 m | 23.1 mi |
| Farm Hill | ESE 102° | 360 m | 20.2 mi |
| Nerike Hill | E 96° | 355 m | 19.8 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | ENE 74° | 354 m | 22.5 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | E 87° | 350 m | 23.5 mi |
| Gates Hill | E 89° | 345 m | 21.5 mi |
| Cotter Hill | E 91° | 342 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hammond Hill | ENE 56° | 342 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:15 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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