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Madison Wildlife Management Area, North Unit

Madison Wildlife Management Area, North Unit from directly overhead

Madison Wildlife Management Area, North Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.04832, -96.22444

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
  • Odessa City Park: 15.5 mi
  • Appleton Area Recreational Park: 16.0 mi
  • Cliffs Park: 20.5 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 20.9 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Gnome Park: 11.7 mi
  • Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 19.9 mi
  • Boat: 19.9 mi
  • Boyd House: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Wickham: 9.1 mi
  • Big Tom Hill: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Barckes Corner: 18.0 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Tom HillNW 305°356 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:37
June solstice05:3920:3121:16
September equinox07:1318:4619:24
December solstice08:0115:5816:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121729445868726961473218
Precip in0.50.61.32.43.23.83.63.32.62.51.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655654

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