Wilder Wildlife Management Area
Wilder Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Island Park: 3.9 mi
- Court house park: 4.1 mi
- Abby Park: 4.2 mi
- Kastle Kingdom: 4.6 mi
- Tegels Park: 4.9 mi
- String Lakes Peak: 2.2 mi
- Holthe Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 12.0 mi
- 457: 13.9 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 15.4 mi
- Heritage Village Museum: 15.0 mi
- Westbrook Heritage House Museum: 18.0 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 18.1 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 15.6 mi
- Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 16.6 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 22.6 mi
- Crandalls Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilder Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | N 354° | 479 m | 12.0 mi |
| String Lakes Peak | NNE 26° | 473 m | 2.2 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | NNW 345° | 463 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mountain Island | ENE 71° | 397.7 m | 15.9 mi |
| Watonwan County Highest Point | E 89° | 396.3 m | 17.0 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | NNE 22° | 391 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:23 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:59 | 16:47 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 64 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Windom, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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