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White Earth Wildlife Management Area

White Earth Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

White Earth Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.12552, -95.87581

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Waubun City Park: 5.1 mi
  • Callaway City Park: 10.0 mi
  • South Twin Lake Park: 12.3 mi
  • Little Elbow Lake Park: 13.2 mi
  • City Park: 15.0 mi
Artworks: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 15.3 mi
  • Strawberry Mountain: 17.3 mi
  • Height of Land Lookout: 19.0 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 21.8 mi
  • Toad Mountain: 24.6 mi
Museums: 4
  • Viking Sword Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 20.3 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 20.3 mi
  • Becker County Museum: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Height of Land LookoutENE 67°611 m19.0 mi
Detroit MountainSSE 168°495 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5619:36
June solstice05:2920:3621:23
September equinox07:1118:4319:23
December solstice08:0815:4516:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F61125415564686758442714
Precip in0.80.71.11.73.14.73.83.42.82.31.01.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahnomen, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31656012

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