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Kinbrae Wildlife Management Area, North Unit

Kinbrae Wildlife Management Area, North Unit from directly overhead

Kinbrae Wildlife Management Area, North Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Nobles County Highest Point stands 552 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kinbrae Wildlife Management Area, South Unit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.82950, -95.48010
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 52
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 8.4 mi
  • Brewster City Park: 9.1 mi
  • Castlewood Knolls Park: 14.1 mi
  • Watland Park: 14.4 mi
  • Vets Park: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • String Lakes Peak: 15.6 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 18.5 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 18.6 mi
  • Red Rock Ridge High Point: 19.0 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 20.1 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobles County Highest PointW 274°552.4 m21.6 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointW 266°546.3 m20.1 mi
Poverty HillNW 319°526 m23.8 mi
Jackson County Highest PointS 176°480.3 m21.2 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointNE 45°479 m18.5 mi
OčhéyadaŋNNW 337°475 m23.5 mi
String Lakes PeakENE 78°473 m15.6 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointNNE 32°463 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5619:34
June solstice05:4120:2421:08
September equinox07:1018:4319:21
December solstice07:5416:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.53.14.15.23.53.93.22.41.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington 2 NNE, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656824

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