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Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area, West Heron Unit

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Elevation, modelled
428 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Jackson County Highest Point480.3 m · 17.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:07local time
Coordinates
43.7321, -95.2710
Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area, West Heron Unit from directly overhead

Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area, West Heron Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 428 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area: West Heron Unit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointSSW 213°480.3 m17.1 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointN 8°479 m20.0 mi
String Lakes PeakNNE 26°473 m11.0 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointN 359°463 m22.8 mi
Mountain IslandNE 55°397.7 m23.0 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointENE 69°396.3 m22.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:34
June solstice05:4020:2321:07
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5216:0016:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131830445768716861473219
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.54.54.24.13.12.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 6 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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