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Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area

Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 438 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.81407, -95.21019
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 54
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 5.4 mi
  • Island Park: 5.6 mi
  • Court house park: 5.9 mi
  • Abby Park: 6.2 mi
  • Kastle Kingdom: 6.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • String Lakes Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 8.1 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 14.1 mi
  • 457: 16.1 mi
  • Red Rock Ridge High Point: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 6
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointSSW 211°480.3 m23.5 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointN 359°479 m14.1 mi
String Lakes PeakNNE 23°473 m4.6 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointN 349°463 m17.4 mi
Mountain IslandENE 65°397.7 m17.5 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointE 82°396.3 m17.9 mi
Jeffers PetroglyphsNNE 22°391 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2321:07
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5316:0016:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133475970747164503522
Precip in0.90.81.83.24.54.73.93.73.22.51.51.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windom, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656558

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