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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Mound Springs Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 446 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buffalo Hill610 m · 20.1 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway9.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:16local time
Coordinates: 44.7816, -96.4354

Mound Springs Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Mound Springs Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 446 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Plantation Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 4.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Hill	W 277°	610 m	20.1 mi

On the road

9.3 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
27.5 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Plantation Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
Indigo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 4.9 mi
Indigo Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 5.1 mi
Penthole Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit: 7.1 mi

Parks16

Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 5.0 mi
Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 5.7 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.7 mi
Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 9.5 mi
Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas: 12.6 mi

Peaks2

Mount Wickham: 12.8 mi
Buffalo Hill: 20.1 mi

Museums2

Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 19.1 mi
Lac qui Parle County Museum: 19.5 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 7.8 mi

Artworks1

HGC Eagle Carving: 18.8 mi

Beaches1

Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 19.1 mi

Attractions1

Gnome Park: 21.8 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:38
June solstice	05:41	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:14	18:47	19:25
December solstice	08:01	16:00	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	14	19	30	44	57	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.5	2.8	3.4	4.1	3.3	3.4	2.8	2.4	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby, 9 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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