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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area, North Unit

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Elevation, modelled: 349 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Punished Womans Mound633 m · 25.0 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway10.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:17local time
Coordinates: 44.9785, -96.4384

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 349 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the west-northwest, 25 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. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Punished Womans Mound	WNW 285°	633 m	25.0 mi
Buffalo Hill	WSW 241°	610 m	22.8 mi
Big Tom Hill	N 350°	356 m	14.1 mi

On the road

10.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
15.9 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Dacotah Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
David B. Vesall Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
Gollnick Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
Northeast Four Corners Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Haydenville Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 6.7 mi

Parks23

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

Museums6

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

Peaks4

Attractions3

Gnome Park: 19.4 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 22.0 mi
Boat: 22.0 mi

Historic sites2

Barckes Corner: 15.1 mi
Milbank Grist Mill: 19.0 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	19:00	19:38
June solstice	05:40	20:31	21:17
September equinox	07:14	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:02	15:59	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	12	17	29	44	58	68	72	69	61	47	32	18
Precip in	0.5	0.6	1.3	2.4	3.2	3.8	3.6	3.3	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.6

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

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