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Schweigert Wildlife Management Area

Schweigert Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Schweigert Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fulda Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.84230, -95.57705
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 52
  • Brewster City Park: 11.4 mi
  • Ebbers Park: 12.9 mi
  • Rupp Park: 13.0 mi
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 13.3 mi
  • Mays Park: 13.4 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point: 15.4 mi
  • Nobles County Highest Point: 16.7 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 16.9 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 20.2 mi
  • Poverty Hill: 20.3 mi
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
  • Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointWNW 294°587.8 m23.5 mi
Nobles County Highest PointW 272°552.4 m16.7 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointW 262°546.3 m15.4 mi
Poverty HillNNW 328°526 m20.3 mi
Jackson County Highest PointSSE 164°480.3 m22.9 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointNE 56°479 m21.6 mi
OčhéyadaŋNNW 348°475 m21.3 mi
String Lakes PeakE 83°473 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:35
June solstice05:4120:2521:09
September equinox07:1018:4419:22
December solstice07:5416:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.53.14.15.23.53.93.22.41.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington 2 NNE, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657176

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