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Shirley's Slough Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled
500 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Murray County Highest Point587.8 m · 12.7 mi
Nearest byway
Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway22.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:10local time
Coordinates
43.9027, -95.7771
Shirley's Slough Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Shirley's Slough Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 500 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Christensen Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Murray County Highest PointWNW 294°587.8 m12.7 mi
Nobles County Highest PointWSW 241°552.4 m7.7 mi
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointSW 219°546.3 m8.3 mi
Poverty HillN 357°526 m13.1 mi
OčhéyadaŋNNE 19°475 m17.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:36
June solstice05:4120:2621:10
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5516:0116:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131729435667716860463118
Precip in0.60.91.62.94.05.03.63.43.22.31.70.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Wilson, 11 mi away.

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