Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area, Wacouta Pond Unit
Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area, Wacouta Pond Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 238 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
- 23.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlson Kiln · 5 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 5 mi
- Vista point · 5 mi
- Spring Lake Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colvill Park: 3.9 mi
- Pierce County Islands State Public Hunting Grounds: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
- South Park: 4.6 mi
- Wakondiota Park: 4.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Ulvin Hill: 6.1 mi
- Maiden Rock: 7.5 mi
- Cotter Hill: 12.7 mi
- Nerike Hill: 13.6 mi
- Playtime: 5.3 mi
- Oculus: 5.4 mi
- Klompenboot: 5.4 mi
- Jake On Base: 5.4 mi
- Rock Dragon II: 5.4 mi
- Lake Pepin: 3.7 mi
- Purple Heart Monument: 5.5 mi
- The Sea Wing Disaster: 5.6 mi
- Maiden Rock: 7.5 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Aliveo Military Museum: 5.3 mi
- Red Wing Shoe Museum: 5.4 mi
- Goodhue County Historical Society Museum: 5.7 mi
- Goodhue Area Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Vasa Museum: 14.7 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Maiden Rock: 7.5 mi
- Skidmore Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Fivemile Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 10.6 mi
- Claybank Pits: 11.2 mi
- Little House Wayside: 11.8 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 24.1 mi
- Crystal Cave: 21.8 mi
- National Eagle Center: 22.5 mi
- UWRF Observatory: 23.3 mi
- Cannon Valley Fairgrounds: 24.0 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.1 mi
- Florence: 6.6 mi
- Savoy: 19.1 mi
- Welch Point: 23.2 mi
- Point Douglas: 23.9 mi
- Prairie Island Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Sylvia's Garden: 20.8 mi
- Campus Lab Garden: 23.2 mi
- Dahlka Garden: 23.4 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 5.0 mi
- Anderson Memorial Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Vermillion Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area, Wacouta Pond Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Hill | NE 44° | 372 m | 19.9 mi |
| Farm Hill | E 98° | 360 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nerike Hill | E 88° | 355 m | 13.6 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | ENE 62° | 354 m | 17.8 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | E 79° | 350 m | 17.8 mi |
| Gates Hill | E 79° | 345 m | 15.7 mi |
| Cotter Hill | E 80° | 342 m | 12.7 mi |
| Hammond Hill | NE 40° | 342 m | 19.4 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 | 06:58 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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