Nature reserve · Minnesota

Shible Wildlife Management Area

Shible Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Shible Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Big Tom Hill stands 356 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.24653, -96.03465

6.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
12.4 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Shible Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
Persen Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
Ehrenberg Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
Red Buffalo Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
Milan Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi

Parks21

Appleton Area Recreational Park: 2.4 mi
Odessa City Park: 14.4 mi
Cliffs Park: 20.1 mi
Ortonville Athletic Field: 20.2 mi
Central Park: 20.5 mi

Museums7

Arv Hus Museum: 11.1 mi
Lac qui Parle County Museum: 18.4 mi
Big Stone County Historical Society Museum: 19.6 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 20.9 mi
Swift County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi

Attractions3

Boat: 19.6 mi
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor: 19.7 mi
Gnome Park: 21.5 mi

Rest areas1

US-12: Pomme de Terre Rest Area: 3.8 mi

Peaks1

Big Tom Hill: 22.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Big Tom Hill	WSW 258°	356 m	22.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:58	19:37
June solstice	05:37	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:12	18:45	19:24
December solstice	08:01	15:56	16:45

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	14	19	32	47	60	70	73	71	63	49	34	20
Precip in	0.8	0.7	1.4	2.5	3.1	3.9	4.1	3.7	2.8	2.4	1.1	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milan 1NW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657231

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