Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area
Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 398 m. Poverty Hill stands 526 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Typhoon Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 8.9 mi
- Kuhar Park: 9.8 mi
- Ferguson Park: 9.8 mi
- Walnut Grove City Park: 10.2 mi
- Red Rock Falls County Park: 11.6 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 4.6 mi
- 457: 7.9 mi
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 8.8 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 13.0 mi
- 395: 13.8 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 10.3 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 14.0 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 14.1 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 22.5 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Site of Sundown Village: 18.9 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 22.0 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Hill | W 267° | 526 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | SE 137° | 479 m | 8.8 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | W 278° | 475 m | 16.3 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | SSE 153° | 473 m | 18.2 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | SE 137° | 463 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | E 95° | 391 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:59 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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