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Johnson WPA

Johnson WPA from directly overhead

Johnson WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Eddy stands 506 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pizza Masters Children's Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.76718, -95.92663

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 52
  • Pizza Masters Children's Park: 1.7 mi
  • Dunton Locks County Park: 2.4 mi
  • Snappy Fields: 4.1 mi
  • Long Lake Park: 4.3 mi
  • South Shore Park: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Pelican: 6.0 mi
  • Winslow: 7.2 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Eddy: 19.8 mi
  • Toad Mountain: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 14.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EddyS 186°506 m19.8 mi
Detroit MountainENE 63°495 m7.6 mi
WinslowESE 123°474 m7.2 mi
PelicanSSW 206°469 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:36
June solstice05:3020:3521:22
September equinox07:1118:4319:23
December solstice08:0615:4716:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1382098108

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