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Koskiniemi WPA

Koskiniemi WPA from directly overhead

Koskiniemi WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 575 m. Streeter Moraine stands 693 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sarkinen WPA, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Chan SanSan Scenic Backway passes 24 miles off. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates46.62486, -99.07173

22 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Stokes Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
  • Cleveland Public Park: 18.5 mi
  • Lake George National Wildlife Refuge: 21.0 mi
  • Streeter Memorial State Park: 21.5 mi
  • Kulm City Park: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Buffalo Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Cactus Point: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Pleasant: 11.5 mi
  • Streeter Moraine: 14.2 mi
  • Terpena Hill: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Streeter MoraineSW 233°693 m14.2 mi
Buffalo HillSW 226°652 m6.8 mi
Cactus PointSW 230°642 m9.1 mi
Terpena HillN 353°592 m19.2 mi
Mount PleasantN 1°580 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:0919:49
June solstice05:4420:4721:34
September equinox07:2418:5619:36
December solstice08:1916:0116:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111627425565706960452917

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gackle, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1362701320

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