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Killian Wildlife Management Area

Killian Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Killian Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 377 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Foot Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48558, -95.84170

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Melland Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
  • Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
  • Larson Park: 7.8 mi
  • Melland Baseball Park: 7.8 mi
  • Spring Lake Park: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Fosston City Mural (New): 7.5 mi
  • Fosston City Mural (old): 7.5 mi
  • ROAR!: 10.4 mi
  • Elk: 10.5 mi
  • Erskin Walley Sculpture: 14.8 mi
Historic sites: 6
Peaks: 2
  • Strawberry Mountain: 21.8 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 23.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 24.9 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Oak Lake Rest Area: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutSE 138°611 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5619:36
June solstice05:2720:3721:25
September equinox07:1118:4319:23
December solstice08:0915:4316:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F51024405363676557432713
Precip in0.50.51.01.83.04.63.93.53.02.21.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1051895102

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