Root River Wildlife Management Area
Root River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Krueger Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway runs past it. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- On the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 4.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 19.7 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stoney Point · 6 mi
- Table rock · 7 mi
- Bench · 9 mi
- South View · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Park: 1.6 mi
- Lancer Environmental Park: 5.2 mi
- Valley South Park: 5.3 mi
- Wieser Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Stoney Point Park: 5.8 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Miller Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Fairy Rock: 10.9 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 7.5 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 7.7 mi
- Riverside Museum: 7.7 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 8.0 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 8.6 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 9.3 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 10.3 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 10.6 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 11.8 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 7.6 mi
- Ribbon V: 8.7 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 9.5 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 10.3 mi
- Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 10.3 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 7.3 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 7.7 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 7.9 mi
- Schechs Mill: 11.5 mi
- Visitor Center: 12.7 mi
- Quarry: 9.9 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 12.4 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 17.7 mi
- 4th class climb: 17.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 18.6 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 9.1 mi
- Big Spring: 12.5 mi
- Little Spring: 12.7 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 17.3 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 7.3 mi
- Black River Beach: 9.0 mi
- Airport Beach: 10.5 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 7.8 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 9.0 mi
- Ashton: 12.3 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 13.1 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 49° | 414 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 86° | 394 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNW 327° | 370 m | 22.1 mi |
| Decorah Mound | N 10° | 359 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 117° | 356 m | 15.5 mi |
| Decorah Peak | N 9° | 354 m | 22.2 mi |
| Miller Bluff | ENE 61° | 343 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf | NE 47° | 343 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:45 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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