Arneson WPA
Arneson WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 400 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobson WPA, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jacobson WPA: 0.5 mi
- Shodean WPA: 0.9 mi
- Lethenstrum WPA: 1.2 mi
- Tessman WPA: 1.9 mi
- Brandy Lake WPA: 2.6 mi
- Falcon Park: 1.9 mi
- Long Lake Park: 3.2 mi
- Snappy Fields: 5.1 mi
- G.A.R. Park: 5.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 5.7 mi
- Cans in Flight: 7.2 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 7.6 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 7.8 mi
- Long Leif: 8.4 mi
- Oak Lake: 0.8 mi
- Dale: 13.4 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 14.5 mi
- Muskoda: 21.7 mi
- Becker County Museum: 5.1 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 21.5 mi
- Regional Science Center: 24.0 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 24.6 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Pelican: 11.4 mi
- Winslow: 12.0 mi
- Toad Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Veterans Monument: 5.4 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 6.0 mi
- Height of Land: 15.3 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 9.5 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arneson WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Mountain | ESE 108° | 495 m | 8.1 mi |
| Winslow | SE 144° | 474 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pelican | S 188° | 469 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:56 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:35 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:47 | 16:38 |
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 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 43 | 28 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1525916403
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