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Kemen Wildlife Management Area

Kemen Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Kemen Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.99037, -96.26342

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 11.1 mi
  • Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 17.2 mi
  • Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 17.8 mi
  • Odessa City Park: 18.9 mi
  • Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 20.1 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Gnome Park: 11.3 mi
  • Boyd House: 20.2 mi
  • Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 22.7 mi
  • Boat: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Wickham: 5.3 mi
  • Big Tom Hill: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Barckes Corner: 13.8 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Tom HillNW 320°356 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:38
June solstice05:3920:3121:16
September equinox07:1318:4619:24
December solstice08:0115:5816:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121729445868726961473218
Precip in0.50.61.32.43.23.83.63.32.62.51.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656569

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