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Sedan Wildlife Management Area

Sedan Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Sedan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 404 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sedan Pond Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.59044, -95.26804

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barsness Park: 6.5 mi
  • Glenwood Beach park: 6.9 mi
  • Glen Terrace Park: 7.2 mi
  • Glenwood City Park: 7.3 mi
  • Mt. Lookout Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Little Mt. Tom: 21.5 mi
  • Mount Tom: 21.5 mi
  • Badger Hill: 21.9 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 23.9 mi
  • Tower Hill: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Giant Crow Statue: 16.1 mi
  • Clock: 20.0 mi
  • Big Ole: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Starbuck Public Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Burgen Lake Rest Area: 17.4 mi
  • Lake Latoka Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Big Ole statue: 21.4 mi
  • Runestone Replica: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomSSE 148°419 m21.5 mi
Little Mt. TomSSE 148°408 m21.5 mi
Badger HillSSE 149°405 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5419:34
June solstice05:3320:2921:15
September equinox07:0918:4119:21
December solstice07:5915:5116:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629445766706860473118
Precip in0.50.51.12.13.04.34.13.72.92.51.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glenwood 2wnw, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657156

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