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Lake WPA

Lake WPA from directly overhead

Lake WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 615 m. Streeter Moraine stands 693 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Salzer WPA, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 31 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

Coordinates46.14809, -99.42086

31 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • Green Lake State Game Management Area: 4.0 mi
  • Doyle Memorial State Recreational Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Hoskins Recreational Area: 7.0 mi
  • Ashley State Game Management Area: 7.4 mi
  • Kislingbury Lake State Game Management Area: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Peaks: 2
  • Schell Buttes: 22.2 mi
  • Streeter Moraine: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Streeter MoraineNNE 12°693 m24.9 mi
Schell ButtesWNW 299°592 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1119:50
June solstice05:4720:4721:33
September equinox07:2518:5819:37
December solstice08:1816:0516:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111527415464706858432917
Precip in0.40.50.91.53.23.63.32.62.01.80.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1268405219

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