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Four Corners Wildlife Management Area

Four Corners Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Four Corners Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.68684, -94.73063

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sherburn City Park: 2.3 mi
  • Coralinn Park: 2.6 mi
  • Welcome Park: 5.8 mi
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 7.5 mi
  • Alpha Park: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 11
Historic sites: 8
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 1.7 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 16.2 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 17.6 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 17.7 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 18.0 mi
Museums: 7
Peaks: 4
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 12.7 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 13.8 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 17.7 mi
  • Mountain Island: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 18.0 mi
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 17.6 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 17.6 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointSSW 207°429.8 m13.8 mi
Mountain IslandNNW 334°397.7 m18.0 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointNNW 331°396.3 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:31
June solstice05:3820:2121:05
September equinox07:0718:4019:18
December solstice07:5015:5816:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931455869726962483321
Precip in0.60.81.43.14.84.84.12.83.12.91.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherburn 3wsw, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657413

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