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Wachter Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled
477 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point546.3 m · 23.9 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
43.5294, -95.6012
Wachter Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Wachter Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 477 m. Heron Lake Watershed Highest Point stands 546 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Peterson Wildlife Management Area, Southeast Unit, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heron Lake Watershed Highest PointNW 324°546.3 m23.9 mi
Hawkeye PointSW 229°509 m7.2 mi
Ocheyedan MoundSSE 155°490 m9.6 mi
Jackson County Highest PointE 93°480.3 m7.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5719:35
June solstice05:4220:2421:08
September equinox07:1018:4419:22
December solstice07:5316:0316:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141831445768716961483320
Precip in0.70.81.53.14.15.23.53.93.22.41.30.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington 2 NNE, 8 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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