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Toe Wildlife Management Area

Toe Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Toe Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 463 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. 7 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
Coordinates43.67343, -95.10343
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kilen Woods State Park: 4.3 mi
  • Belmont County Park: 4.3 mi
  • Fort Belmont: 5.5 mi
  • Community Point Park: 5.7 mi
  • Dumont Park: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 47
Museums: 10
Peaks: 7
  • Holthe Overlook: 5.5 mi
  • String Lakes Peak: 14.4 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 16.9 mi
  • Watonwan County Highest Point: 17.4 mi
  • Mountain Island: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 10.1 mi
  • Welcome To Sherburn: 18.6 mi
  • Bike Monument: 21.2 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 21.4 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Memorial: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 2.8 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 4.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointWSW 240°480.3 m20.4 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointNNW 347°479 m24.5 mi
String Lakes PeakNNW 346°473 m14.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointSE 132°429.8 m16.9 mi
Mountain IslandNNE 32°397.7 m20.1 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointNE 46°396.3 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4020:2221:06
September equinox07:0818:4219:20
December solstice07:5216:0016:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131830445768716861473219
Precip in0.60.71.53.04.54.54.24.13.12.31.20.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakefield 2NE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656375

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