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Hellicksen Prairie WPA

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Elevation, modelled
374 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Detroit Mountain495 m · 22.7 mi
Nearest byway
Lake Country Scenic Byway20.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:24local time
Coordinates
47.0840, -96.0605
Hellicksen Prairie WPA from directly overhead

Hellicksen Prairie WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 374 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reed WPA, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainSE 145°495 m22.7 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5719:37
June solstice05:3020:3621:24
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0815:4616:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61125415564686758442714
Precip in0.80.71.11.73.14.73.83.42.82.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahnomen, 17 mi away.

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