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Cromwell WPA

Cromwell WPA from directly overhead

Cromwell WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 586 m. Haystack Butte stands 668 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Weisz WPA, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 26 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates47.37369, -100.02669

26 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Upland State Game Refuge: 13.3 mi
  • Arena State Game Management Area: 19.4 mi
  • Silbaugh Park: 21.0 mi
  • Frettim Township State Management Area: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Wagon Wheel Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haystack ButteSW 226°668 m20.0 mi
Wagon Wheel HillESE 104°664 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1219:53
June solstice05:4420:5321:41
September equinox07:2818:5919:40
December solstice08:2516:0016:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81124395262686657422714

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuttle 12nne, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1420809767

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