Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, North Branch Unit
Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, North Branch Unit is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Sugar Loaf stands 370 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, Gengler Unit, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 5 mi
- Garvin Heights Park Scenic Lookout · 22 mi
- Lookout · 22 mi
- Preston Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carley State Park: 4.4 mi
- Great River Ridge Trailhead: 6.0 mi
- Southwest Park: 6.0 mi
- Eastwood Park: 6.1 mi
- Wedgewood Park: 6.2 mi
- Plainview Area History Center: 6.3 mi
- Rollingstone Luxembourg Heritage Museum: 13.3 mi
- Lark Toys: 14.8 mi
- Arches Museum: 14.9 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 17.6 mi
- Winona County Fairgrounds: 8.7 mi
- Rock In the House: 18.1 mi
- Band Shell: 18.2 mi
- Mayo Civic Center: 19.2 mi
- Ear of Corn Water Tower: 19.6 mi
- Chainsaw Artist: 8.8 mi
- Wooden Model Train: 10.4 mi
- Labyrinth: 12.2 mi
- Viking Statue: 14.5 mi
- Teardrop: 19.3 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 3.3 mi
- Trout Valley Trail: 10.1 mi
- 6: 13.2 mi
- 1: 13.2 mi
- 7: 13.3 mi
- Signal Point: 3.1 mi
- Eagle Point: 3.3 mi
- Coyote Point: 3.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 3.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.0 mi
- James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt Monument: 4.5 mi
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose: 10.3 mi
- Quarry Hill Ruins: 17.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Beef Slough: 19.6 mi
- Whitewater Falls: 4.4 mi
- Enterprise: 15.8 mi
- Grover: 17.6 mi
- Anchorage: 20.2 mi
- Bohri: 24.2 mi
- Chester Woods Beach: 13.3 mi
- JHELL Beach: 19.1 mi
- Cascade Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
- Twelve Mile Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Twelve Mile Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Wagners Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Enterprise - Eastbound Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitewater Wildlife Management Area, North Branch Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | ESE 101° | 370 m | 23.3 mi |
| Eagle Point | ENE 74° | 342 m | 17.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 143° | 318 m | 3.6 mi |
| Coyote Point | SSE 148° | 316 m | 3.5 mi |
| Inspiration Point | SSE 150° | 316 m | 4.0 mi |
| Signal Point | SSE 158° | 310 m | 3.1 mi |
| Eagle Point | SSE 151° | 310 m | 3.3 mi |
| Owl Head | ENE 78° | 207 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:12 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:46 | 16:33 |
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 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Theilman 1ssw, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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