Gales Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit
Gales Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 335 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gales Wildlife Management Area, Tract 9, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Milroy City Park: 4.9 mi
- Walnut Grove City Park: 10.0 mi
- Ferguson Park: 10.3 mi
- Swift Lake Park: 10.4 mi
- Lions Wayside Park: 10.7 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 3.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 8.2 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 9.9 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Redwood County Historic Society: 21.1 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 22.8 mi
- Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 23.5 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 17.9 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 20.3 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 23.5 mi
- Poverty Hill: 24.5 mi
- The Mustang Statue: 14.7 mi
- Mrs. Whitney Statue: 16.0 mi
- Civil War Statue: 16.4 mi
- Central Courtyard: 14.9 mi
- Garden Courtyard: 15.0 mi
- Swaybacked Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Minnesota Machinery Museum: 23.4 mi
- Vicksburg: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gales Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Hill | SW 219° | 526 m | 24.5 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | SSW 210° | 475 m | 17.9 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | SSE 154° | 463 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:58 | 16:46 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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