Pool 4 Wildlife Management Area
Pool 4 Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Beef Slough, a historic site 2.2 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Garvin Heights Park Scenic Lookout · 27 mi
- Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rieck's Lake Park and Campground: 2.5 mi
- Riecks Lake Park: 2.5 mi
- Alma Beach and Recreational Area: 2.7 mi
- Peter Heins Wayside Park: 3.0 mi
- Wabasha County Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
- Five Mile Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Foley Mound: 13.7 mi
- Farm Hill: 14.1 mi
- Eagle Peak: 14.4 mi
- Seine Hill: 15.4 mi
- Twelve Mile Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Twelve Mile Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Pine Creek Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Fox Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Arrowhead Bluffs Museum: 3.3 mi
- Lark Toys: 3.4 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 4.0 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 10.3 mi
- Pepin Depot Museum: 10.6 mi
- Beef Slough: 2.2 mi
- Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686: 14.4 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Little House Wayside: 16.0 mi
- Maiden Rock: 18.4 mi
- Savoy: 12.4 mi
- Anchorage: 12.4 mi
- Whitewater Falls: 15.8 mi
- Springdale: 16.0 mi
- Florence: 19.2 mi
- National Eagle Center: 3.4 mi
- Rock In the House: 19.5 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 21.1 mi
- Historical Society Musuem: 21.1 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 15.3 mi
- Little House Wayside: 16.0 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 21.7 mi
- Viking Statue: 9.7 mi
- Durand, WI: 19.4 mi
- Portrait of a Community: 19.4 mi
- Trout Valley Trail: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 20.4 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pool 4 Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest point in Buffalo County | ENE 78° | 417 m | 21.7 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 63° | 398 m | 14.4 mi |
| Farm Hill | NW 324° | 360 m | 14.1 mi |
| Nerike Hill | NNW 329° | 355 m | 16.2 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | NNW 344° | 354 m | 22.8 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | NNW 345° | 350 m | 17.5 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | N 3° | 349 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gates Hill | NNW 338° | 345 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alma DAM 4, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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