Jasper Wildlife Management Area
Jasper Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Creek State Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 10 mi
- Exhibit Quarry · 10 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 10 mi
- Spotted Quarry · 10 mi
117 named places within 25 miles
- Split Rock Creek State Park: 1.4 mi
- Split Rock Creek State Park: 2.1 mi
- Southwest Park: 9.1 mi
- Harmon Park: 9.2 mi
- Westview Park: 9.3 mi
- Jasper Peak: 2.7 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 10.2 mi
- Trent Mounds: 14.0 mi
- Egan Mounds: 14.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 15.1 mi
- Sundance Site: 10.6 mi
- Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Luverne Bell: 16.4 mi
- WWII: 16.9 mi
- WWII Memorial: 16.9 mi
- Pipestone County Museum: 9.4 mi
- Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center: 10.2 mi
- Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 12.4 mi
- Moody County Museum: 16.2 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 16.8 mi
- The Palisades: 14.5 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 17.4 mi
- Dinosaur Statue: 20.8 mi
- Fireman Statue: 23.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 1.9 mi
- Winnewissa Falls: 10.4 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 14.6 mi
- Secret Garden: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jasper Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | ENE 67° | 587.8 m | 19.6 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | E 93° | 552.4 m | 23.0 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | E 99° | 546.3 m | 24.8 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SE 144° | 527 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jasper Peak | S 187° | 523.3 m | 2.7 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | SSE 149° | 518 m | 10.2 mi |
| Egan Mounds | WNW 301° | 484 m | 14.2 mi |
| Orphanage Hill | W 261° | 484 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:04 | 16:51 |
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 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipestone, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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