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Plantation Wildlife Management Area

Plantation Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Plantation Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 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.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.83189, -96.39603

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • 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
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Wickham: 9.0 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Big Tom Hill: 24.4 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Gnome Park: 18.6 mi
  • Boyd House: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Barckes Corner: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Hendricks Public Beach: 22.6 mi

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo HillW 267°610 m22.0 mi
Big Tom HillN 350°356 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:5919:38
June solstice05:4020:3121:16
September equinox07:1318:4619:25
December solstice08:0115:5916:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141930445768727062483320
Precip in0.80.91.52.83.44.13.33.42.82.41.41.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657875

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