Terrace Wildlife Management Area
Terrace Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 511 m. Murray County Highest Point stands 588 m to the east-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pit Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.5 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Smooth Sumac · 7 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 7 mi
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 7 mi
- Spotted Quarry · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Casey Jones State Trail Pipestone Trailhead: 6.8 mi
- Erickson Park: 6.9 mi
- Water Tower Park: 7.0 mi
- Harmon Park: 7.1 mi
- Leon H. Moore Park: 7.3 mi
- Murray County Highest Point: 8.9 mi
- Jasper Peak: 17.1 mi
- Nobles County Highest Point: 18.0 mi
- Poverty Hill: 19.5 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 20.2 mi
- Pipestone County Museum: 7.3 mi
- Pipestone National Monument Visitor Center: 7.5 mi
- Heritage Center: 17.0 mi
- Moody County Museum: 20.3 mi
- Murray County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
- Sundance Site: 7.4 mi
- Hardwick Veterans Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Winnewissa Falls: 7.3 mi
- Swim Beach: 13.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Terrace Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Highest Point | ESE 113° | 587.8 m | 8.9 mi |
| Nobles County Highest Point | SE 133° | 552.4 m | 18.0 mi |
| Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point | SE 136° | 546.3 m | 21.0 mi |
| Eagle Rock | S 182° | 527 m | 23.1 mi |
| Poverty Hill | ENE 77° | 526 m | 19.5 mi |
| Jasper Peak | SW 217° | 523.3 m | 17.1 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | SSW 193° | 518 m | 20.2 mi |
| Egan Mounds | W 261° | 484 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:28 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:02 | 16:50 |
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 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 47 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pipestone, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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