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Iona Wildlife Management Area

Iona Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Iona Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Mount Nebo stands 460 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Browerville Sports Complex, a park 5.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.04466, -94.96706

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Browerville Sports Complex: 5.2 mi
  • Browerville Public Park: 5.4 mi
  • Locke Circle Park: 7.5 mi
  • Nelson Park: 8.8 mi
  • Battle Park: 10.1 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Clock: 15.1 mi
  • Big Ole: 22.4 mi
  • Inukshuk: 24.6 mi
Peaks: 3
  • The Mound: 20.2 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 20.4 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Veterans' Memorial: 5.9 mi
  • Big Ole statue: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Sandy Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Parkers Prairie Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Burgen Lake Rest Area: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNW 343°460 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5319:32
June solstice05:3020:2921:15
September equinox07:0718:4019:19
December solstice08:0015:4716:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91326405364686657442915
Precip in1.00.91.52.73.54.64.63.43.32.91.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Long Prairie, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656654

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