Bakken WPA
Bakken WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 427 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Scheelk WPA, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Lake Country Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Otter Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hallaway's Hill · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scheelk WPA: 2.4 mi
- Shodean WPA: 2.6 mi
- Jacobson WPA: 2.9 mi
- Arneson WPA: 3.3 mi
- Johnson WPA: 4.2 mi
- Falcon Park: 3.5 mi
- Long Lake Park: 4.5 mi
- Dunton Locks County Park: 5.4 mi
- Pizza Masters Children's Park: 5.7 mi
- Pikes Bay Sports Area: 5.8 mi
- Alexa's Elixir: 6.7 mi
- Cans in Flight: 8.3 mi
- Barefoot Frida: 8.6 mi
- Yellow Rabbit: 9.2 mi
- Long Leif: 9.7 mi
- Becker County Museum: 6.4 mi
- Regional Science Center: 22.4 mi
- Viking Sword Museum: 22.5 mi
- ITOW Veterans Museum: 24.2 mi
- History Museum of East Otter Tail County: 24.7 mi
- Pelican: 8.5 mi
- Detroit Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Winslow: 11.3 mi
- Toad Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Eddy: 22.8 mi
- Oak Lake: 3.0 mi
- Dale: 12.8 mi
- Winnipeg Junction: 13.6 mi
- Muskoda: 20.2 mi
- Veterans Monument: 6.7 mi
- Detroit Lakes Industrial Park: 7.3 mi
- Height of Land: 17.3 mi
- US-59 Sauers Lake Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- US-10 Frazee Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bakken WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eddy | S 178° | 506 m | 22.8 mi |
| Detroit Mountain | E 88° | 495 m | 9.6 mi |
| Winslow | SE 129° | 474 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pelican | S 179° | 469 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:35 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 08:07 | 15:47 | 16:39 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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