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Pheasant Run Wildlife Management Area

Pheasant Run Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Pheasant Run Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 479 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.80274, -95.65476
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 49
  • Brewster City Park: 11.8 mi
  • Kelly Park: 11.9 mi
  • Castlewood Knolls Park: 12.1 mi
  • Watland Park: 12.3 mi
  • Bristol Park: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 11.3 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 13.2 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 19.8 mi
  • Poverty Hill: 21.1 mi
  • Murray County Highest Point: 21.4 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 16.3 mi
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointNW 305°587.8 m21.4 mi
Nobles County Highest PointWNW 284°552.4 m13.2 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointW 272°546.3 m11.3 mi
Poverty HillNNW 341°526 m21.1 mi
Hawkeye PointS 187°509 m23.8 mi
Jackson County Highest PointSSE 152°480.3 m21.7 mi
OčhéyadaŋN 359°475 m23.6 mi
String Lakes PeakENE 78°473 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:4120:2521:09
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5416:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.53.14.15.23.53.93.22.41.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington 2 NNE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657797

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