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Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Callahan Unit

Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Callahan Unit from directly overhead

Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Callahan Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Sugar Loaf stands 370 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Point, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates44.05501, -92.07678

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 5.2 mi
  • Brookwood Park: 5.4 mi
  • Saint Charles City Park: 5.6 mi
  • Whispering Hills Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mel Brownell Aquatic Center: 5.9 mi
Museums: 25
Artworks: 12
  • Chainsaw Artist: 5.9 mi
  • Wooden Model Train: 9.0 mi
  • Labyrinth: 9.4 mi
  • Viking Statue: 16.2 mi
  • Teardrop: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Peaks: 9
  • Signal Point: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Point: 1.1 mi
  • Coyote Point: 1.4 mi
  • Inspiration Point: 1.6 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt Monument: 6.2 mi
  • Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose: 8.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • Quarry Hill Ruins: 17.9 mi
  • Stone Building: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Chester Woods Beach: 12.4 mi
  • JHELL Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Cascade Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugar LoafE 95°370 m22.4 mi
Eagle PointENE 65°342 m18.1 mi
Chimney RockE 91°318 m1.7 mi
Coyote PointE 94°316 m1.4 mi
Inspiration PointESE 111°316 m1.6 mi
Signal PointE 93°310 m0.7 mi
Eagle PointE 93°310 m1.1 mi
Owl HeadENE 68°207 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:21
June solstice05:2620:1120:56
September equinox06:5618:3019:08
December solstice07:4115:4616:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F152033475969737163493422
Precip in1.11.12.03.74.65.14.04.53.72.51.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minnesota City DAM 5, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31655991

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