Editing Dassel, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Dassel is in eastern Meeker County. [[U.S. Route 12 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 12]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 15]] are two of the main routes in the city. US 12 passes through Dassel as Parker Avenue, leading west-northwest {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Litchfield, Minnesota|Litchfield]], the Meeker [[county seat]], and east {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Cokato, Minnesota|Cokato]], while MN 15 passes through the west side of the city, leading north {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Kimball, Minnesota|Kimball]] and south {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Hutchinson, Minnesota|Hutchinson]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Dassel has an area of {{convert|1.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 0.65%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city is bordered to the northeast by Spring Lake and to the southwest by Sellards Lake.