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Sulem Lake Wildlife Management Area

Sulem Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Sulem Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 380 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. 9 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
Coordinates43.92885, -94.83892
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 45
  • Mountain County Park: 2.6 mi
  • City Park: 4.6 mi
  • Lawcon Park: 5.1 mi
  • Public Water Access: 8.4 mi
  • Cedar Hansen Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Mountain Island: 2.7 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 5.6 mi
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 15.5 mi
  • 395: 15.9 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 19.2 mi
  • Old Carol's Grocery Building: 21.3 mi
  • SGT Corey Sathoff: 21.3 mi
  • Sarge's Sinclair Auto Station and Flower Shop: 21.6 mi
  • Watona Park Peace Pole: 22.2 mi
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 21.9 mi
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood County Highest PointWNW 288°479 m19.8 mi
String Lakes PeakWSW 258°473 m17.1 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointWNW 293°463 m23.5 mi
Mountain IslandWSW 258°397.7 m2.7 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointS 187°396.3 m5.6 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsNW 317°391 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:32
June solstice05:3820:2221:06
September equinox07:0718:4119:19
December solstice07:5115:5816:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455869727062493421
Precip in1.10.81.83.14.64.94.14.03.42.51.61.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST James Wwtp, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656754

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