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Exceder Wildlife Management Area

Exceder Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Exceder Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 361 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Primrose WPA, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79096, -94.59139

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 56
  • Jaycee Park: 6.0 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff Memorial Corner: 7.2 mi
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 7.2 mi
  • Graf Park: 8.4 mi
  • Welcome Park: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 7.2 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 8.2 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 8.5 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 11.3 mi
  • Watona Park Peace Pole: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 13.7 mi
  • Mountain Island: 17.4 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 23.5 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointSW 214°429.8 m23.5 mi
Mountain IslandWNW 301°397.7 m17.4 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointWNW 287°396.3 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:31
June solstice05:3720:2121:05
September equinox07:0618:4019:18
December solstice07:5015:5716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932465970737163503421
Precip in0.91.21.93.54.65.03.93.83.42.31.61.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairmont, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1111153529

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