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Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a recorded elevation of 450 m. Devils Thumb stands 535 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. 10 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
450 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.67586, -98.52276
Around it

10 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 6
  • Devils Thumb: 5.3 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 16.8 mi
  • Devils Lake Mountain: 18.3 mi
  • Butte Michaud: 18.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 16.6 mi
  • Rose Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Attractions: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devils ThumbW 270°535 m5.3 mi
Devils Heart ButteNW 319°505 m23.6 mi
Blue MountainN 5°501 m16.8 mi
Devils Lake MountainN 355°499 m18.3 mi
Lookout MountainNW 323°482 m12.5 mi
Butte MichaudESE 107°479 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3720:4821:37
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2115:5216:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225415565696859442814
Precip in0.60.50.81.22.73.63.62.62.11.80.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Henry 3W, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/457599118

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