- Elevation, modelled
- 197 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Krueger Hill414 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 43.7689, -91.3516
Root River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 197 m. Krueger Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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 47° | 414 m | 21.3 mi |
| Waldness Hill | NE 50° | 413 m | 24.4 mi |
| Heller Hill | NE 49° | 412 m | 24.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 88° | 394 m | 20.9 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 5° | 377 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NW 323° | 370 m | 22.6 mi |
| Decorah Mound | N 5° | 359 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 123° | 356 m | 14.3 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic BywayNational
- 4.6 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 2.7 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 20.1 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stoney Point · 4 mi
- Table rock · 6 mi
- Bench · 8 mi
- Hass bench · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Park: 0.7 mi
- Lancer Environmental Park: 3.5 mi
- Valley South Park: 3.8 mi
- Wieser Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Stoney Point Park: 4.3 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Miller Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Fairy Rock: 10.7 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 5.6 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 5.8 mi
- Riverside Museum: 5.9 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 6.1 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 6.7 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 7.4 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 8.6 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 10.2 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 10.8 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 5.7 mi
- Ribbon V: 6.8 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 7.6 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 8.6 mi
- Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 8.6 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 5.4 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 5.8 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 6.0 mi
- Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
- Schechs Mill: 13.4 mi
- Quarry: 8.0 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 14.3 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 17.4 mi
- King Bluff: 17.5 mi
- 4th class climb: 17.6 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 11.0 mi
- Big Spring: 14.3 mi
- Little Spring: 14.5 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 19.2 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 5.4 mi
- Black River Beach: 7.3 mi
- Airport Beach: 8.9 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 7.4 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 12.6 mi
- Ashton: 12.6 mi
| 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 | 15:44 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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, 7 mi away.
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