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Faul WPA

Faul WPA from directly overhead

Faul WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Wagon Wheel Hill stands 664 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Upland State Game Refuge, a park 2.3 miles away. 23 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

Coordinates47.55045, -99.96508

23 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 17
Parks: 4
  • Upland State Game Refuge: 2.3 mi
  • River Park: 14.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 15.4 mi
  • Silbaugh Park: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Butte de Morale: 20.1 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Hill: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagon Wheel HillSE 141°664 m20.6 mi
Butte de MoraleNNE 15°532 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1219:53
June solstice05:4320:5321:42
September equinox07:2718:5919:40
December solstice08:2615:5916:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F101426415464696759442715
Precip in0.40.40.50.92.73.22.92.02.11.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fessenden, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1420809758

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