- Elevation, modelled
- 434 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Nobles County Highest Point552.4 m · 20.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6350, -96.1973
Russ Blanford Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 434 m. Nobles County Highest Point stands 552 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rotary Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Russ Blanford Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobles County Highest Point | NE 44° | 552.4 m | 20.5 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | NE 52° | 546.3 m | 19.8 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 2° | 527 m | 4.1 mi |
| Jasper Peak | NW 326° | 523.3 m | 16.2 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | NNW 334° | 518 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | W 261° | 432 m | 20.8 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 1 mi
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 27 mi
- Exhibit Quarry · 27 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 27 mi
131 named places within 25 miles
- Rotary Park: 0.9 mi
- Schoneman County Park: 1.0 mi
- Luverne City Park: 1.2 mi
- Buffalo Bill Park: 1.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.4 mi
- The Buffalo: 0.9 mi
- Flags: 1.5 mi
- WWII Memorial: 1.6 mi
- WWII: 1.6 mi
- Luverne Bell: 2.0 mi
- Rock County Historical Society and Museum: 1.4 mi
- Manitou: 1.5 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Rock Island Depot Museum: 14.0 mi
- Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex: 14.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.1 mi
- The Mound: 4.2 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 8.3 mi
- Jasper Peak: 16.2 mi
- Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 19.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.8 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 24.7 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 10.8 mi
- The Palisades: 16.5 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 16.6 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:04 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Rapids, 14 mi away.
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