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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Lac Qui Parle County WPA

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Elevation, modelled: 336 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Big Tom Hill356 m · 21.6 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway4.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:16local time
Coordinates: 44.8978, -96.2953

Lac Qui Parle County WPA from directly overhead

Lac Qui Parle County WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 336 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area, Middle Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Access: No

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lac Qui Parle County WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Tom Hill	NNW 334°	356 m	21.6 mi

On the road

4.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
17.0 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area, Middle Unit: 0.7 mi
Lac Qui Parle County WPA: 1.0 mi
Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area, Lost Unit: 1.1 mi
Florida Creek Wildlife Management Area, North West Unit: 1.2 mi
Lac Qui Parle County WPA: 1.4 mi

Parks8

Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 13.0 mi
Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 13.9 mi
Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 15.0 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 17.0 mi

Peaks2

Mount Wickham: 5.4 mi
Big Tom Hill: 21.6 mi

Museums2

Lac qui Parle County Museum: 9.0 mi
Arv Hus Museum: 23.9 mi

Attractions2

Gnome Park: 12.5 mi
Boyd House: 19.5 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 7.4 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:29	18:59	19:38
June solstice	05:40	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:01	15:59	16:47

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	12	17	29	44	58	68	72	69	61	47	32	18
Precip in	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.4	3.2	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 10 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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