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P.F. Mulder Wildlife Management Area

P.F. Mulder Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

P.F. Mulder Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 431 m. Nobles County Highest Point stands 552 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoneman County Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.61125, -96.19741

Overlooks nearby

126 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Schoneman County Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.3 mi
  • Buffalo Bill Park: 2.7 mi
  • Luverne City Park: 2.8 mi
  • The Lake Park: 2.9 mi
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • The Buffalo: 2.3 mi
  • Flags: 3.1 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • WWII: 3.2 mi
  • Luverne Bell: 3.6 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Eagle Rock: 5.7 mi
  • The Mound: 5.8 mi
  • Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 9.8 mi
  • Jasper Peak: 17.6 mi
  • Mount Bigsiouxvius: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • King & Queen Rock: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Corn Feeding Area: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobles County Highest PointNE 41°552.4 m21.7 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointNE 49°546.3 m20.9 mi
Eagle RockN 1°527 m5.7 mi
Jasper PeakNNW 329°523.3 m17.6 mi
Touch the Sky Prairie High PointNNW 338°518 m9.8 mi
Mount BigsiouxviusW 265°432 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:5919:37
June solstice05:4420:2721:10
September equinox07:1318:4619:24
December solstice07:5616:0516:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162033465970737162493421
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.05.03.63.13.22.21.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657674

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