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Gromer's Draw Wildlife Management Area

Gromer's Draw Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Gromer's Draw Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 553 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the south-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodstock Wildlife Management Area, West Unit, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.09128, -96.10973

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Twin Lakes Park: 8.7 mi
  • Swenson Park: 9.9 mi
  • Wilson Park: 10.1 mi
  • Casey Jones State Trail Pipestone Trailhead: 11.5 mi
  • Water Tower Park: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Murray County Highest Point: 9.3 mi
  • Poverty Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 19.4 mi
  • Očhéyadaŋ: 22.4 mi
  • Jasper Peak: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Secret Garden: 24.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointSSE 148°587.8 m9.3 mi
Nobles County Highest PointSSE 149°552.4 m19.4 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointSSE 150°546.3 m22.5 mi
Poverty HillE 90°526 m15.8 mi
Jasper PeakSW 217°523.3 m22.5 mi
OčhéyadaŋE 81°475 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:37
June solstice05:4220:2821:12
September equinox07:1218:4619:24
December solstice07:5716:0216:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729435667716860463118
Precip in0.60.91.62.94.05.03.63.43.22.31.70.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657247

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