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Fossum Wildlife Management Area, Bottin Tract

Fossum Wildlife Management Area, Bottin Tract from directly overhead

Fossum Wildlife Management Area, Bottin Tract is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. String Lakes Peak stands 473 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossum Wildlife Management Area, Berdell Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.85083, -94.76703

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 4.1 mi
  • Mountain County Park: 7.8 mi
  • City Park: 10.2 mi
  • Lawcon Park: 10.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 4.3 mi
  • Mountain Island: 7.8 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 16.8 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 20.4 mi
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 13.1 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 16.2 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 16.6 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 16.9 mi
  • Watona Park Peace Pole: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 19.3 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 21.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
String Lakes PeakW 275°473 m20.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointS 190°429.8 m24.1 mi
Mountain IslandNW 308°397.7 m7.8 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointW 268°396.3 m4.3 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsNW 320°391 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:32
June solstice05:3820:2221:06
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:5115:5816:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455869727062493421
Precip in1.10.81.83.14.64.94.14.03.42.51.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST James Wwtp, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657370

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