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Valleau Wildlife Management Area

Valleau Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Valleau Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 430 m. Jackson County Highest Point stands 480 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.77860, -95.34258
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Heron Lake Memorial Field: 2.0 mi
  • Brewster City Park: 8.4 mi
  • Community Point Park: 8.4 mi
  • Island Park: 12.5 mi
  • Court house park: 12.8 mi
Peaks: 9
  • String Lakes Peak: 10.7 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 13.6 mi
  • Cottonwood County Highest Point: 17.7 mi
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 18.5 mi
  • 457: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 16.3 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson County Highest PointSSW 198°480.3 m18.5 mi
Cottonwood County Highest PointNNE 21°479 m17.7 mi
String Lakes PeakNE 51°473 m10.7 mi
Red Rock Ridge High PointN 10°463 m19.8 mi
Mountain IslandENE 66°397.7 m24.5 mi
Watonwan County Highest PointENE 79°396.3 m24.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5619:34
June solstice05:4020:2421:08
September equinox07:0918:4319:21
December solstice07:5316:0016:48

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, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656326

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