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Lake Johanna Esker Preserve

Lake Johanna Esker Preserve from directly overhead

Lake Johanna Esker Preserve is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 394 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Joe Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.42721, -95.20579

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 6.3 mi
  • Brooten Park: 6.3 mi
  • Monson Lake State Park: 7.8 mi
  • Monson Lake State Park: 8.0 mi
  • Games Lake County Park: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Little Mt. Tom: 10.9 mi
  • Mount Tom: 10.9 mi
  • Badger Hill: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Crow Statue: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Starbuck Public Beach: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Johanna Esker Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomSE 130°419 m10.9 mi
Little Mt. TomSE 130°408 m10.9 mi
Badger HillSE 132°405 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5419:33
June solstice05:3320:2821:14
September equinox07:0918:4119:20
December solstice07:5815:5216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111528435767727061463117
Precip in0.91.01.83.13.54.94.13.53.52.61.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW London, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10773772632

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