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Minowa Wildlife Management Area

Minowa Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Minowa Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Martin County Highest Point stands 430 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burt Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.50409, -94.42897

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 51
  • Cedar Creek 1st: 7.4 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 7.7 mi
  • Amber lake park: 7.8 mi
  • Armstrong City Park: 7.8 mi
  • Belle Vue Park: 8.5 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 18.7 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 20.0 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 20.7 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 21.5 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Jolly Green Giant: 19.5 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 22.3 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 22.4 mi
  • Truman Heritage Walk: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Emmet County Nature Center: 19.2 mi
  • Lone Rock: 20.3 mi
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Martin County Highest Point: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin County Highest PointW 271°429.8 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:30
June solstice05:3820:1921:03
September equinox07:0618:3919:17
December solstice07:4815:5816:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831445767706860473219
Precip in0.90.91.83.44.64.64.24.13.22.51.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swea City 5N, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655779

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