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Prairie Lake Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled
397 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Big Thunder Peak534 m · 16.6 mi
Nearest byway
Edge of the Wilderness2.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:15local time
Coordinates
47.3332, -93.5062
Prairie Lake Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Prairie Lake Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 397 m. Big Thunder Peak stands 534 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunn Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Edge of the Wilderness passes 2.9 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles.

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Thunder PeakSSW 209°534 m16.6 mi

66 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1820:2721:15
September equinox07:0118:3319:14
December solstice07:5915:3416:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91427405363686656432815
Precip in1.00.91.32.13.24.74.13.43.02.81.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Rpds Forest LAB, 6 mi away.

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