Salt & Pepper Wildlife Management Area
Salt & Pepper Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 522 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the north-northeast, 2.0 miles off. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smooth Sumac · 15 mi
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 15 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 15 mi
- Exhibit Quarry · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilson Park: 5.0 mi
- Edgerton City Park: 7.7 mi
- Rock River Park: 7.8 mi
- Bi-Centennial Park: 13.3 mi
- Gullord Park: 13.5 mi
- Murray County Highest Point: 2.0 mi
- Nobles County Highest Point: 9.2 mi
- Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 12.3 mi
- Poverty Hill: 15.2 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 18.8 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 13.8 mi
- Pipestone County Museum: 14.7 mi
- Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center: 15.3 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 22.3 mi
- Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Sundance Site: 15.4 mi
- Luverne Bell: 22.1 mi
- WWII: 22.3 mi
- WWII Memorial: 22.3 mi
- Winnewissa Falls: 15.1 mi
- Swim Beach: 17.1 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Salt & Pepper Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | NNE 28° | 587.8 m | 2.0 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | SE 141° | 552.4 m | 9.2 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | SE 143° | 546.3 m | 12.3 mi |
| Eagle Rock | SSW 205° | 527 m | 19.7 mi |
| Poverty Hill | NE 51° | 526 m | 15.2 mi |
| Jasper Peak | WSW 244° | 523.3 m | 19.4 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | SW 220° | 518 m | 18.8 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | NE 54° | 475 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:27 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Wilson, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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