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Brinkman WPA

Brinkman WPA from directly overhead

Brinkman WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 601 m. Streeter Moraine stands 693 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lehr State Game Management Area, a park 4.3 miles away. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.26822, -99.38803

31 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Lehr State Game Management Area: 4.3 mi
  • Green Lake State Game Management Area: 4.9 mi
  • Doyle Memorial State Recreational Park: 6.1 mi
  • Logan County State Game Management Area: 8.1 mi
  • Ashley State Game Management Area: 12.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 4
  • Streeter Moraine: 16.5 mi
  • Cactus Point: 20.4 mi
  • Schell Buttes: 21.2 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 22.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Dinosaurs on the Prairie Threshing Machines: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brinkman WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Streeter MoraineNNE 13°693 m16.5 mi
Buffalo HillNNE 27°652 m22.4 mi
Cactus PointNNE 23°642 m20.4 mi
Schell ButtesW 277°592 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1119:50
June solstice05:4620:4721:34
September equinox07:2518:5719:37
December solstice08:1816:0416:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111527415463696758442917

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wishek, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1158008600

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