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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Plantation Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 363 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buffalo Hill610 m · 22.0 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway9.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:16local time
Coordinates: 44.8319, -96.3960

Plantation Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Plantation Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 363 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Indigo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Hill	W 267°	610 m	22.0 mi
Big Tom Hill	N 350°	356 m	24.4 mi

On the road

9.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
23.7 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Indigo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 1.0 mi
Indigo Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 1.2 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit: 3.1 mi
Mound Springs Wildlife Management Area: 4.0 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, Center Unit: 4.1 mi

Parks13

Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 7.0 mi
Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 8.3 mi
Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 9.4 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 10.5 mi
Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas: 14.7 mi

Peaks3

Mount Wickham: 9.0 mi
Buffalo Hill: 22.0 mi
Big Tom Hill: 24.4 mi

Museums2

Lac qui Parle County Museum: 15.5 mi
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum: 22.6 mi

Attractions2

Gnome Park: 18.6 mi
Boyd House: 24.2 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 6.4 mi

Artworks1

HGC Eagle Carving: 22.4 mi

Beaches1

Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 22.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:38
June solstice	05:40	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:01	15:59	16:48

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	19	30	44	57	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.5	2.8	3.4	4.1	3.3	3.4	2.8	2.4	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby, 10 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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