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Higinbotham Wildlife Management Area

Higinbotham Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Higinbotham Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.00235, -96.30580
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Activity Center Park: 4.4 mi
  • Saint Hilaire City Park: 4.6 mi
  • Northern Navigators R/C Club: 7.6 mi
  • Sportsman's Park Rifle Range: 7.7 mi
  • Sportsmans Park: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 4
  • Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
  • Youth Memorial: 18.7 mi
  • Holt Veterans Memorial: 20.7 mi
  • Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5719:38
June solstice05:2620:4021:29
September equinox07:1318:4419:25
December solstice08:1315:4116:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61024415465696758442714
Precip in0.60.60.91.32.94.53.63.52.82.10.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Lake Falls, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656472

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