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Minn-kota Wildlife Management Area

Minn-kota Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Minn-kota Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bohemian Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.62830, -96.44389

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Singsaas Slough State Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
  • Froiland Field: 8.6 mi
  • Ardor Square: 8.6 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Oak Lake Girl Scout Camp: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Wickham: 23.2 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 8.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Barckes Corner: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo HillWNW 304°610 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:4120:3021:15
September equinox07:1418:4719:25
December solstice08:0016:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121628425565706860463118

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Astoria 4S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655770

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