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Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit

Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit from directly overhead

Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dacotah Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.97853, -96.43844

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 9.8 mi
  • Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 11.7 mi
  • Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 11.9 mi
  • Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 15.6 mi
  • Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 16.3 mi
Museums: 6
  • Lac qui Parle County Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Old School Museums: 19.2 mi
  • Grant County Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Valley Queen Heritage Center: 19.4 mi
  • Grant County Historical Society Agricultural Museum: 19.5 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Wickham: 3.9 mi
  • Big Tom Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Gnome Park: 19.4 mi
  • Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 22.0 mi
  • Boat: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Barckes Corner: 15.1 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buffalo HillWSW 241°610 m22.8 mi
Big Tom HillN 350°356 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0019:38
June solstice05:4020:3121:17
September equinox07:1418:4619:25
December solstice08:0215:5916:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121729445868726961473218
Precip in0.50.61.32.43.23.83.63.32.62.51.10.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Wwtp, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657086

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