Nature reserve · Minnesota
Rupp Wildlife Management Area
Rupp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 449 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates44.07719, -95.65584
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks: 30
- End-O-Line Railroad Park: 0.5 mi
- Currie Ball Park: 0.8 mi
- Lake Shetek State Park: 2.8 mi
- Mays Park: 7.6 mi
- Rupp Park: 7.9 mi
Peaks: 9
- Scenic Overlook: 3.0 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 4.6 mi
- Poverty Hill: 6.8 mi
- Murray County Highest Point: 18.9 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 18.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Dinehart-Holt House: 8.1 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 15.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rupp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | WSW 249° | 587.8 m | 18.9 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | SW 219° | 552.4 m | 20.3 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | SSW 211° | 546.3 m | 21.6 mi |
| Poverty Hill | W 278° | 526 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | E 100° | 479 m | 22.1 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | N 355° | 475 m | 4.6 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | E 93° | 463 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:00 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
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