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Prairie Bush Clover SNA

Prairie Bush Clover SNA from directly overhead

Prairie Bush Clover SNA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 416 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilen Woods State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.72599, -95.06451

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 60
  • Kilen Woods State Park: 0.2 mi
  • Belmont County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fort Belmont: 6.8 mi
  • Community Point Park: 7.3 mi
  • Obie Knutson Park: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 34
Peaks: 8
  • Holthe Overlook: 1.7 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 11.7 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 13.5 mi
  • Mountain Island: 16.0 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 13.8 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 17.2 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 23.4 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 6.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Bush Clover SNA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointSW 234°480.3 m24.0 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointNNW 339°479 m21.6 mi
String Lakes PeakNNW 332°473 m11.7 mi
Martin County Highest PointSE 145°429.8 m18.3 mi
Mountain IslandNNE 33°397.7 m16.0 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointNE 51°396.3 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:3920:2221:06
September equinox07:0818:4219:19
December solstice07:5215:5916:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131830445768716861473219
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.54.54.24.13.12.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1234683001

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