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Christianson WPA

Christianson WPA from directly overhead

Christianson WPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 429 m. Waters Hill stands 619 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gerkin State Wildlife Refuge, a park 2.9 miles away. 20 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.96510, -98.92594
Around it

20 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 5
  • Gerkin State Wildlife Refuge: 2.9 mi
  • Faulkton City Park: 11.0 mi
  • Lake Fualkton State Game Refuge: 13.0 mi
  • Council Rock: 20.4 mi
  • Abigail Gardner Rescue Site: 20.5 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Garfield Peak: 12.2 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • Waters Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Redfield Hills: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
  • Spink County Museum: 21.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Waters HillWSW 255°619 m17.1 mi
Sugar Loaf HillWSW 258°597 m12.3 mi
Garfield PeakSSW 197°472 m12.2 mi
Bald MountainESE 121°450 m15.5 mi
Redfield HillsESE 114°403 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1019:48
June solstice05:5020:4121:27
September equinox07:2318:5619:35
December solstice08:1216:0916:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830445666727061463219
Precip in0.70.81.02.03.23.62.72.72.01.90.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faulkton, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1481638351

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