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Farhagen Wildlife Management Area

Farhagen Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Farhagen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 423 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the north-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Abby Park, a park 2.3 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.91011, -95.12729

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Abby Park: 2.3 mi
  • Tegels Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kastle Kingdom: 2.9 mi
  • Court house park: 3.1 mi
  • Island Park: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • String Lakes Peak: 3.4 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 8.7 mi
  • 457: 10.2 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 11.4 mi
  • Mountain Island: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 14.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood County Highest PointNNW 329°479 m8.7 mi
String Lakes PeakSW 224°473 m3.4 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointNW 325°463 m12.8 mi
Mountain IslandE 86°397.7 m11.8 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointESE 107°396.3 m14.3 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsNNE 16°391 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:3920:2321:07
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5315:5916:46

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1100914884

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