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Perch Creek Wildlife Management Area

Perch Creek Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Perch Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Mountain Island stands 398 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Lake Conservation League, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.84262, -94.48568

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Graf Park: 2.8 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 3.1 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff Memorial Corner: 3.3 mi
  • Krissy's Park: 5.9 mi
  • Central Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 5
Peaks: 2
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 18.3 mi
  • Mountain Island: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mountain IslandWNW 285°397.7 m20.9 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointW 271°396.3 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5219:30
June solstice05:3620:2021:04
September equinox07:0618:3919:17
December solstice07:5015:5716:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455869727062493421
Precip in1.10.81.83.14.64.94.14.03.42.51.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST James Wwtp, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1111138875

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