Swartout State Wildlife Management Area
Swartout State Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Mt Aral stands 421 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 11 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota State Parks
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Carl Johnson County Forest: 6.6 mi
- Mud Lake County Park: 6.7 mi
- William Anderson County Park: 7.0 mi
- Albright's Mill County Park: 7.3 mi
- Lake Maria State Park: 8.0 mi
- Wright County Hisrotical Society: 9.7 mi
- Cokato Museum: 12.1 mi
- Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum: 15.4 mi
- Sherburne History Center's Museum and Sand Burr Gift Shop: 15.5 mi
- Depot Museum: 15.9 mi
- Dustin Wayside Historic Site: 11.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 18.1 mi
- Cascades Development Monument: 19.0 mi
- Minnesota Pioneer Park: 3.1 mi
- Apple Jack Orchard: 15.9 mi
- Fresh Acres Farm: 16.7 mi
- World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man: 19.2 mi
- Sherburne County Fairgrounds: 22.8 mi
- Hurrle Peak: 13.0 mi
- Mt Aral: 14.8 mi
- King's Hill: 17.9 mi
- Anderson Gardens: 24.1 mi
- Ray Lemke Garden: 24.5 mi
- Dickinson: 14.3 mi
- Lake Rebecca: 18.7 mi
- SCSU Logo: 22.6 mi
- Quarry 20 picnic area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swartout State Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Aral | NW 304° | 421 m | 14.8 mi |
| Hurrle Peak | NNW 331° | 370 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:23 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:48 | 16:37 |
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 | 12 | 17 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo 2NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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