Nature reserve · Minnesota
Expandere Wildlife Management Area
Expandere Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 434 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates43.93171, -95.37256
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 54
- Heron Lake Memorial Field: 9.4 mi
- Abby Park: 13.1 mi
- Court house park: 13.5 mi
- Island Park: 13.6 mi
- Kastle Kingdom: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 11
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 9.8 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 10.2 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 10.6 mi
- 457: 11.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 15.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 19.1 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 19.2 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 19.4 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 22.4 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Red Rock Falls: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Expandere Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Hill | WNW 298° | 526 m | 23.6 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | NE 52° | 479 m | 9.8 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | NW 315° | 475 m | 20.6 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | ESE 111° | 473 m | 10.6 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | NNE 28° | 463 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mountain Island | E 92° | 397.7 m | 24.0 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | NE 55° | 391 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:24 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 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 | 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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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