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Milest Wildlife Management Area

Milest Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Milest Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Paulson Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 25 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.44566, -93.33186

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Albers County Park: 1.9 mi
  • Circle Lake County Park: 1.9 mi
  • Kalina Park: 4.3 mi
  • Singing Hills Park: 4.6 mi
  • Bastyr Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
Attractions: 18
  • Memorial Chime Tower: 7.4 mi
  • Santa's Cottage: 8.5 mi
  • Rice County Fairgrounds: 9.7 mi
  • Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 21.1 mi
  • Minnesota Harvest Craft Cider Bar & Orchard: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 15
Museums: 11
  • Millersburg School: 1.3 mi
  • Northfield Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • Rice County Historical Society: 9.8 mi
  • Gopher State Railway Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Kenyon Area Historical Society at the Gunderson House: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Lake Byllesby Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Watzl's Point Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Lake Byllesby beach: 19.8 mi
  • Sand Point Beach: 20.6 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Hill of Three Oaks: 9.2 mi
  • West Praire Hill: 15.2 mi
  • East Prairie Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Friendship Point: 18.4 mi
  • Mount Krystosek: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • fire ring: 19.3 mi
  • Picnic Point Pavilion: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Springs: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East Prairie HillENE 75°297 m15.4 mi
West Praire HillENE 75°294 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4719:26
June solstice05:3020:1821:02
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:4715:4916:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445768716961473321
Precip in1.01.01.93.14.45.64.64.73.72.61.71.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655799

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