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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Indigo Wildlife Management Area, East Unit

OpenStreetMap · way/31656668

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Elevation, modelled: 357 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buffalo Hill610 m · 22.5 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway9.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:16local time
Coordinates: 44.8471, -96.3857

Indigo Wildlife Management Area, East Unit from directly overhead

Indigo Wildlife Management Area, East Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 357 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Indigo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Hill	W 265°	610 m	22.5 mi
Big Tom Hill	NNW 348°	356 m	23.5 mi

On the road

9.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
22.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Indigo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 0.4 mi
Plantation Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit: 2.0 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, Center Unit: 3.0 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit: 3.6 mi

Parks12

Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 7.6 mi
Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 9.3 mi
Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 9.6 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 11.4 mi
Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas: 15.5 mi

Peaks3

Mount Wickham: 7.8 mi
Buffalo Hill: 22.5 mi
Big Tom Hill: 23.5 mi

Museums2

Lac qui Parle County Museum: 14.4 mi
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 23.7 mi

Attractions2

Gnome Park: 17.7 mi
Boyd House: 23.7 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 6.6 mi

Artworks1

HGC Eagle Carving: 23.5 mi

Beaches1

Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 23.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:38
June solstice	05:40	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:01	15:59	16:48

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	19	30	44	57	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.5	2.8	3.4	4.1	3.3	3.4	2.8	2.4	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby, 11 mi away.

Sources

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