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Lambert Prairie Wildlife Management Area, North Unit

Lambert Prairie Wildlife Management Area, North Unit from directly overhead

Lambert Prairie Wildlife Management Area, North Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 505 m. Nobles County Highest Point stands 552 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambert Prairie Wildlife Management Area, South Unit, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61023, -95.70878

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 56
  • Sunset Park: 3.7 mi
  • Olson Park: 3.8 mi
  • Vogt Park: 3.9 mi
  • Vogt Park: 3.9 mi
  • Puppy Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Hawkeye Point: 10.4 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 14.1 mi
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 16.3 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 17.1 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 4.1 mi
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 13.8 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Lyon County Freedom Rock: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobles County Highest PointNNW 328°552.4 m19.4 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointNNW 328°546.3 m16.3 mi
Hawkeye PointS 180°509 m10.4 mi
Ocheyedan MoundSSE 147°490 m17.1 mi
Jackson County Highest PointESE 115°480.3 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:4220:2521:09
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5416:0316:50

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655610

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