Yucatan Wildlife Management Area
Yucatan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Sugar Loaf stands 370 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Whispering Hills Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 20.8 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 10 mi
- Preston Overlook · 18 mi
- Stoney Point · 22 mi
- GrandView Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beaver Creek Valley State Park: 7.7 mi
- North End City Park: 8.8 mi
- Viking Park: 9.8 mi
- City Park: 9.9 mi
- Roverud Park: 9.9 mi
- Rushford Depot Museum: 8.2 mi
- Rushford Depoy Museum: 8.2 mi
- City Station Museum: 8.8 mi
- Steam Engine Museum: 12.1 mi
- Lanesboro History Museum: 13.2 mi
- Schechs Mill: 7.0 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 17.5 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Niagara Cave: 20.9 mi
- Niagara Cave: 20.9 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 0.5 mi
- Little Spring: 7.4 mi
- Big Spring: 7.9 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 21.0 mi
- Clear Grit: 15.8 mi
- Grover: 16.2 mi
- Elliota: 17.3 mi
- Enterprise: 18.3 mi
- Ashton: 18.9 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Cushings Peak: 7.2 mi
- Fairy Rock: 22.6 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 23.7 mi
- Fillmore County WWI Memorial Entrance: 18.1 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 20.9 mi
- USCGC Winona: 24.4 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 8.0 mi
- 4th class climb: 24.6 mi
- Enterprise - Eastbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Labyrinth: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 24.5 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 23.9 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 24.2 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yucatan Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Loaf | N 11° | 370 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rushford, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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