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Nature reserve · Minnesota

Whitefield Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 341 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Mount Tom419 m · 20.1 mi
Nearest byway: Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway6.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:11local time
Coordinates: 45.0354, -95.0504

Whitefield Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Whitefield Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled 341 m. Mount Tom stands 419 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Schwanke's Museum, a museum 4.1 miles away. Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Tom	N 2°	419 m	20.1 mi
Little Mt. Tom	N 2°	408 m	20.1 mi
Badger Hill	N 2°	405 m	19.6 mi

On the road

6.0 mi off the Glacial Ridge Trail Scenic Byway
22.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic BywayNational

Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves54

Reed Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
Rau Prairie Pothole Wildlife Management Area: 7.6 mi
Willmar Wildlife Management Area: 8.5 mi
Eagle Wildlife Management Area: 9.9 mi
Kandi Wildlife Management Area: 10.0 mi

Parks48

Museums3

Schwanke's Museum: 4.1 mi
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum: 6.4 mi
Atwater Area Historical Society and Museum: 14.8 mi

Peaks3

Badger Hill: 19.6 mi
Little Mt. Tom: 20.1 mi
Mount Tom: 20.1 mi

Gardens1

Pumpkin Palooza: 15.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:24	18:54	19:33
June solstice	05:34	20:26	21:11
September equinox	07:08	18:41	19:20
December solstice	07:56	15:53	16:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	12	16	29	44	57	68	72	69	61	47	32	18
Precip in	0.7	0.7	1.4	2.6	3.3	4.8	4.0	3.9	2.6	2.4	1.4	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willmar Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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