Root River Wildlife Management Area
Root River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Krueger Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 3.9 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 2.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.7 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stoney Point · 4 mi
- Table rock · 5 mi
- Bench · 7 mi
- Hass bench · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Park: 1.4 mi
- Lancer Environmental Park: 2.8 mi
- Valley South Park: 3.1 mi
- Wieser Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Stoney Point Park: 3.6 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Miller Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf: 10.6 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 5.1 mi
- Riverside Museum: 5.3 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 5.3 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 5.6 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 6.2 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 6.8 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 8.4 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 9.5 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 11.4 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 5.2 mi
- Ribbon V: 6.3 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 7.2 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 8.4 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.5 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 5.0 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 5.3 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 5.5 mi
- Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 13.3 mi
- Quarry: 7.6 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 14.9 mi
- King Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 16.9 mi
- 4th class climb: 17.1 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 11.6 mi
- Big Spring: 14.9 mi
- Little Spring: 15.1 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 19.6 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 4.8 mi
- Black River Beach: 6.6 mi
- Airport Beach: 8.2 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 6.7 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 24.8 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 5.4 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 12.0 mi
- Ashton: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Root River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krueger Hill | NE 48° | 414 m | 20.7 mi |
| Wanless Hill | NE 50° | 414 m | 24.5 mi |
| Waldness Hill | NE 51° | 413 m | 23.8 mi |
| Heller Hill | NE 50° | 412 m | 23.5 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NNE 22° | 401 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 90° | 394 m | 20.6 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 4° | 377 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 321° | 370 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 35 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crescent DAM 7, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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