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Gales Wildlife Management Area, Tract 9

Gales Wildlife Management Area, Tract 9 from directly overhead

Gales Wildlife Management Area, Tract 9 is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gales Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit, 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

Coordinates44.35727, -95.48267

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Milroy City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Walnut Grove City Park: 9.3 mi
  • Ferguson Park: 9.6 mi
  • Swift Lake Park: 9.8 mi
  • Lions Wayside Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Očhéyadaŋ: 17.3 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 19.6 mi
  • Red Rock Ridge High Point: 22.9 mi
  • Poverty Hill: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Central Courtyard: 15.2 mi
  • Garden Courtyard: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Swaybacked Bridge: 22.1 mi
  • Minnesota Machinery Museum: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gales Wildlife Management Area, Tract 9. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty HillSW 220°526 m23.9 mi
OčhéyadaŋSSW 211°475 m17.3 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointSSE 153°463 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:34
June solstice05:3920:2621:10
September equinox07:1018:4319:21
December solstice07:5615:5816:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445868726962483320
Precip in0.60.71.42.94.04.53.53.43.82.31.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657458

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