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Terri Wildlife Management Area

Terri Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Terri Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bashaw Wildlife Management Area, Dahl Tract, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.15506, -94.90310

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riverside Park: 6.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 6.6 mi
  • Browns Park: 6.8 mi
  • East End Park: 6.9 mi
  • Mound Creek County Park: 9.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
Peaks: 8
  • Jeffers Petroglyphs: 8.6 mi
  • 395: 8.9 mi
  • Mountain Island: 16.2 mi
  • 457: 16.8 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 18.2 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Creek Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Watonwan Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood County Highest PointWSW 239°479 m18.2 mi
String Lakes PeakSW 215°473 m23.6 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointWSW 251°463 m19.5 mi
Mountain IslandS 178°397.7 m16.2 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointS 173°396.3 m21.3 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsWSW 240°391 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3720:2321:07
September equinox07:0718:4119:19
December solstice07:5315:5716:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445868716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.63.14.34.64.03.52.92.01.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield 1 NW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656615

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