Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area
Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Tuttle Hill stands 372 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. Great River Road runs past it. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 24.7 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Vista point · 6 mi
- Carlson Kiln · 6 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 6 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wakondiota Park: 4.0 mi
- Colvill Park: 4.8 mi
- Fort Beauharnois Wayside Park: 4.9 mi
- Pierce County Islands State Public Hunting Grounds: 5.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 0.5 mi
- Maiden Rock: 6.6 mi
- Ulvin Hill: 6.9 mi
- Cotter Hill: 12.1 mi
- Nerike Hill: 13.0 mi
- Playtime: 6.2 mi
- Jake On Base: 6.2 mi
- Oculus: 6.2 mi
- Klompenboot: 6.2 mi
- Rock Dragon II: 6.2 mi
- Lake Pepin: 3.6 mi
- Purple Heart Monument: 6.3 mi
- The Sea Wing Disaster: 6.4 mi
- Maiden Rock: 6.6 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 6.2 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 6.3 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 6.6 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- Pepin Depot Museum: 14.4 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Maiden Rock: 6.6 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Fivemile Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 5.8 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 9.7 mi
- Little House Wayside: 11.1 mi
- Claybank Pits: 11.3 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 23.7 mi
- National Eagle Center: 21.6 mi
- Crystal Cave: 22.1 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 24.2 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.5 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 24.6 mi
- Florence: 5.7 mi
- Savoy: 18.4 mi
- Welch Point: 23.0 mi
- Point Douglas: 24.8 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 13.2 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 21.7 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 24.0 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 24.2 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 4.3 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Hill | NE 41° | 372 m | 19.9 mi |
| Farm Hill | E 96° | 360 m | 13.1 mi |
| Nerike Hill | E 85° | 355 m | 13.0 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | ENE 59° | 354 m | 17.5 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | ENE 76° | 350 m | 17.3 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | ENE 65° | 349 m | 24.7 mi |
| Gates Hill | ENE 77° | 345 m | 15.2 mi |
| Cotter Hill | ENE 77° | 342 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:14 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:45 | 16:33 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Wing DAM 3, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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