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yucatan Wildlife Management Area

yucatan Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

yucatan Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Sugar Loaf stands 370 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Whispering Hills Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.70449, -91.73347

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North End City Park: 7.7 mi
  • Beaver Creek Valley State Park: 8.9 mi
  • Viking Park: 11.0 mi
  • City Park: 11.1 mi
  • Roverud Park: 11.1 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 7
  • Schechs Mill: 8.1 mi
  • Monster Bash Inc: 17.3 mi
  • Preston Veteran's Memorial: 17.4 mi
  • Niagara Cave: 20.8 mi
  • Niagara Cave: 20.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Whispering Hills Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Little Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Highway 76 Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Cold Water Spring: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Cushings Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Black Hammer Bluff: 8.1 mi
  • Sugar Loaf: 23.0 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 23.6 mi
  • Trempealeau Mountain: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Labyrinth: 22.6 mi
  • Chainsaw Artist: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugar LoafNNE 13°370 m23.0 mi
Trempealeau MountainNNE 28°118 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2620:0920:53
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:3815:4616:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151931455667716861483522
Precip in1.11.11.83.94.65.74.34.74.02.81.71.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rushford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1058104594

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