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Herlein-Boote Wildlife Management Area

Herlein-Boote Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Herlein-Boote Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 504 m. Nobles County Highest Point stands 552 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambert Prairie Wildlife Management Area, North Unit, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.65915, -95.68721

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
  • Vogt Park: 3.9 mi
  • Kelly Park: 4.0 mi
  • Vogt Park: 4.0 mi
  • Cherry Point Park: 4.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hawkeye Point: 13.8 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 14.2 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 15.0 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 17.3 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 6.6 mi
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobles County Highest PointNW 320°552.4 m17.3 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointNW 317°546.3 m14.2 mi
Hawkeye PointS 185°509 m13.8 mi
Ocheyedan MoundSSE 155°490 m19.6 mi
Jackson County Highest PointSE 129°480.3 m15.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:4220:2521:09
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5416:0216:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.53.14.15.23.53.93.22.41.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington 2 NNE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656517

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