Sweetman Wildlife Management Area
Sweetman Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Phelan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. 10 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
- Currie Ball Park: 3.5 mi
- End-O-Line Railroad Park: 4.0 mi
- Lake Shetek State Park: 6.6 mi
- Mays Park: 6.6 mi
- Rupp Park: 6.6 mi
- Scenic Overlook: 4.5 mi
- Očhéyadaŋ: 8.4 mi
- Poverty Hill: 9.5 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 17.6 mi
- Nobles County Highest Point: 18.7 mi
- Dinehart-Holt House: 7.0 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 9.5 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 15.8 mi
- Tracy Tornado Memorial: 14.8 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sweetman Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | W 261° | 587.8 m | 19.3 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | SW 230° | 552.4 m | 18.7 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | SW 221° | 546.3 m | 19.6 mi |
| Poverty Hill | WNW 299° | 526 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | E 91° | 479 m | 20.3 mi |
| Očhéyadaŋ | NNW 347° | 475 m | 8.4 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | ESE 115° | 473 m | 24.7 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | E 82° | 463 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:25 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:00 | 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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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