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Summers Wildlife Management Area, Clear Lake Unit

Summers Wildlife Management Area, Clear Lake Unit from directly overhead

Summers Wildlife Management Area, Clear Lake Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 460 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rest Area (I-90 East Bound), a rest area 0.1 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.63386, -95.08365
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Fort Belmont: 3.9 mi
  • Dumont Park: 4.4 mi
  • Central Park: 4.7 mi
  • Ashley Park: 4.9 mi
  • Dann's Island Wayside Park: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 47
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 7.4 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 17.7 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 18.8 mi
  • Bike Monument: 18.8 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 19.0 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Holthe Overlook: 8.1 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 14.4 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 17.3 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 18.8 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 0.1 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 3.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointWSW 248°480.3 m20.0 mi
String Lakes PeakNNW 345°473 m17.3 mi
Martin County Highest PointSE 127°429.8 m14.4 mi
Mountain IslandNNE 26°397.7 m22.0 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointNE 38°396.3 m18.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:06
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0016:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131830445768716861473219
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.54.54.24.13.12.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656756

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