Mcgee Wildlife Management Area
Mcgee Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 457 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Haberman Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Haberman Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Avoca Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Wirock Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Irruption Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Fulda Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Ebbers Park: 8.0 mi
- Rupp Park: 8.0 mi
- Mays Park: 8.4 mi
- Bi-Centennial Park: 8.7 mi
- Gullord Park: 8.8 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 11.8 mi
- Poverty Hill: 14.9 mi
- Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 15.0 mi
- Nobles County Highest Point: 15.3 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 15.9 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 8.3 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 12.6 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 22.5 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 24.3 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mcgee Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | WNW 283° | 587.8 m | 19.9 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | WSW 253° | 552.4 m | 15.3 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | WSW 241° | 546.3 m | 15.0 mi |
| Poverty Hill | NW 325° | 526 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | ENE 70° | 479 m | 21.2 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | N 352° | 475 m | 15.9 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | E 97° | 473 m | 22.3 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | ENE 59° | 463 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:01 | 16:48 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Wilson, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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