Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area
Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Cottonwood County Highest Point stands 479 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Schoo Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Schoo Park: 0.4 mi
- Wanda Ancestral Park: 0.4 mi
- Kuhar Park: 6.1 mi
- Lions Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Wabasso City Park: 6.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Site of Sundown Village: 5.0 mi
- Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek: 13.7 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 14.9 mi
- Geology of the Redwood Falls Region: 16.7 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 14.8 mi
- Redwood County Historic Society: 16.0 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 17.3 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site: 17.4 mi
- Renville County Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
- 395: 17.0 mi
- Jeffers Petroglyphs: 17.3 mi
- Red Rock Ridge High Point: 18.1 mi
- 457: 18.7 mi
- Cottonwood County Highest Point: 20.7 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Swaybacked Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Swimming Beach: 23.6 mi
- Vicksburg: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood County Highest Point | S 182° | 479 m | 20.7 mi |
| Red Rock Ridge High Point | SSW 191° | 463 m | 18.1 mi |
| Jeffers Petroglyphs | SSE 154° | 391 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:57 | 16:45 |
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 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 47 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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