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Johnson's Gulch Wildlife Management Area

Johnson's Gulch Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Johnson's Gulch Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 605 m. Crows Nest (Historical) stands 444 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coldwater Park, a park 8.9 miles away. 23 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
North Dakota Game & Fish Dept.

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.98753, -98.88176

23 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 13
  • Coldwater Park: 8.9 mi
  • Phesant Lake Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Phesant Lake: 10.0 mi
  • Phesant Lake: 10.2 mi
  • Camp Lake State Game Management Area: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Crows Nest (Historical): 17.4 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Colin Campbell Fur Post: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson's Gulch Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crows Nest (Historical)SE 142°444 m17.4 mi
Cannon HillE 94°444 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0919:48
June solstice05:4620:4421:31
September equinox07:2318:5619:35
December solstice08:1516:0316:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121529445767727061463017

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/756760182

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