Peat Bog Wildlife Management Area
Peat Bog Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. East Prairie Hill stands 297 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Albers County Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 22 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 25.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Spring Lake Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Albers County Park: 1.4 mi
- Webster Township Park: 4.6 mi
- Circle Lake County Park: 5.0 mi
- Windrose Park: 5.4 mi
- Millstone Park: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Chime Tower: 5.8 mi
- Santa's Cottage: 7.0 mi
- Rice County Fairgrounds: 11.9 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
- Ampitheater: 20.4 mi
- Mill Towns Trail Info: 5.7 mi
- Archibald Mill Ruins: 5.8 mi
- Northfield Area Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza: 6.9 mi
- Civil War Monument: 7.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 5.7 mi
- Free Rock Garden: 6.0 mi
- Greenvale Park Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Remembrance Garden: 6.9 mi
- Bee Garden: 6.9 mi
- Between Earth and Sky: 5.7 mi
- Wind Piece: 6.8 mi
- Tree: 6.8 mi
- Flame: 6.8 mi
- Love Windmill: 6.8 mi
- Millersburg School: 4.1 mi
- Northfield Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Rice County Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Gopher State Railway Museum: 15.7 mi
- Cannon Falls Historical Museum: 19.5 mi
- Hill of Three Oaks: 7.5 mi
- West Praire Hill: 13.0 mi
- East Prairie Hill: 13.3 mi
- Friendship Point: 16.2 mi
- Mount Krystosek: 21.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lake Byllesby Beach: 17.2 mi
- Lake Byllesby beach: 17.6 mi
- Watzl's Point Beach: 17.8 mi
- Sand Point Beach: 18.5 mi
- Heath Creek Rest Area - Northbound: 2.2 mi
- New Market Rest Area - Southbound: 4.8 mi
- John Liebenstein Memorial Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- wayside rest: 17.0 mi
- fire ring: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Point Pavilion: 23.0 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Woodcrest: 24.0 mi
- Caron Park Falls: 11.2 mi
- Molly Falls: 11.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.3 mi
- Lewiston: 10.8 mi
- San Francisco: 24.9 mi
- Boiling Springs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peat Bog Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prairie Hill | E 84° | 297 m | 13.3 mi |
| West Praire Hill | E 84° | 294 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:49 | 16:37 |
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 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faribault, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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