Skunk Lake Wildlife Management Area
Skunk Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 440 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sioux Valley Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sioux Valley Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Sioux Valley Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Minneota Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Minneota Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- Diamond Lake Waterfowl Production Area: 3.8 mi
- Harris-Lake Park Elementary Playground: 5.7 mi
- Silver Lake Park: 6.1 mi
- Public Water Access: 6.8 mi
- Anderson Park: 6.9 mi
- Brown Park: 7.6 mi
- Crandalls Beach: 7.1 mi
- Brownells Beach: 7.9 mi
- Estherville Beach: 8.2 mi
- Raebels Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pike's Point Beach: 8.8 mi
- Dickinson County Museum: 10.3 mi
- Higgins Museum: 11.6 mi
- Arnolds Park Museum: 12.5 mi
- Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum: 12.5 mi
- Iowa Rock N Roll Museum: 12.5 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 8.3 mi
- Bike Monument: 11.2 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 12.4 mi
- Estherville Swinging Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 9.8 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 15.5 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 18.2 mi
- Martin County Highest Point: 20.3 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 22.9 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 11.8 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 14.4 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 14.2 mi
- Estherville Rock Garden: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skunk Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | W 259° | 509 m | 22.9 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | WSW 238° | 490 m | 15.5 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | W 270° | 480.3 m | 9.8 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | N 10° | 473 m | 24.7 mi |
| Martin County Highest Point | E 93° | 429.8 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:23 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:01 | 16:48 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Park, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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