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Gilmore WPA

Gilmore WPA from directly overhead

Gilmore WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Backstrom WPA, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Otter Trail Scenic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.50107, -96.08691

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • E. L. Peterson Park: 4.8 mi
  • Sherin Park and Campground: 4.8 mi
  • Sherin Park: 4.9 mi
  • Maplewood State Park: 5.7 mi
  • Giant Prairie Chicken: 9.4 mi
Museums: 16
Artworks: 12
  • Pelican Pete: 4.7 mi
  • Prairie Chicken Statue: 9.4 mi
  • Butterfly Sculpture: 14.3 mi
  • A Point in Time: 14.7 mi
  • Joe Whitford Statue: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Eddy: 5.7 mi
  • Pelican: 13.9 mi
  • Winslow: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddyESE 103°506 m5.7 mi
WinslowNE 43°474 m19.9 mi
PelicanNNE 21°469 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3220:3521:22
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0615:4916:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91327425666706860452916
Precip in0.80.61.12.13.33.93.42.72.82.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rothsay, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382098050

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