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Rock Marsh Wildlife Management Area

Rock Marsh Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Rock Marsh Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Pease Hill stands 296 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Croix Ash Swamp State Natural Area, a park 1.1 miles away. St. Croix Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.75033, -92.82651

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saint Croix Ash Swamp State Natural Area: 1.1 mi
  • Saint Croix Seeps State Natural Area: 4.9 mi
  • Fish Lake State Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
  • City Hall: 6.8 mi
  • Burnett County Fairgrounds: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Dala Horse: 24.1 mi
  • Dala Horse (mini): 24.3 mi
  • Klocka: 24.3 mi
  • Art Bench Trail - Rock and River: 24.8 mi
  • River Spirit: 24.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • Crex Meadows: 13.3 mi
  • Yellow Banks CCC Camp: 17.0 mi
  • Ed. L. Peet: 18.3 mi
  • First Danish Seminary: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Wild Mountain: 19.0 mi
  • Pease Hill: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Goose Creek Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Clayton Lake Beach: 16.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pease HillNE 45°296 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:24
June solstice05:2220:1921:05
September equinox06:5918:3219:11
December solstice07:5015:4016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121730435666706860463218
Precip in0.90.91.62.94.14.44.64.43.73.21.81.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grantsburg, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656898

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