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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit

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Elevation, modelled: 347 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Buffalo Hill610 m · 23.4 mi
Nearest byway: Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway8.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:16local time
Coordinates: 44.8741, -96.3735

Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit from directly overhead

Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, South West Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 347 m. Buffalo Hill stands 610 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, Center Unit, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Buffalo Hill	W 260°	610 m	23.4 mi
Big Tom Hill	NNW 345°	356 m	21.8 mi

On the road

8.7 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
20.8 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, Center Unit: 1.0 mi
Sweetwater Wildlife Management Area, North East Unit: 1.6 mi
Indigo Wildlife Management Area, East Unit: 2.0 mi
Indigo Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 2.1 mi
Plantation Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi

Parks8

Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 8.8 mi
Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 10.0 mi
Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 11.0 mi
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 12.9 mi
Dawson Veterans Memorial Park: 16.0 mi

Peaks3

Mount Wickham: 5.9 mi
Big Tom Hill: 21.8 mi
Buffalo Hill: 23.4 mi

Attractions2

Gnome Park: 16.6 mi
Boyd House: 23.2 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 7.4 mi

Museums1

Lac qui Parle County Museum: 12.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:30	18:59	19:38
June solstice	05:40	20:31	21:16
September equinox	07:13	18:46	19:25
December solstice	08:01	15:59	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	19	30	44	57	68	72	70	62	48	33	20
Precip in	0.8	0.9	1.5	2.8	3.4	4.1	3.3	3.4	2.8	2.4	1.4	1.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canby, 12 mi away.

Sources

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