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Miller WPA

Miller WPA from directly overhead

Miller WPA is a nature reserve in South Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 526 m. Punished Womans Mound stands 633 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell GPA, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates44.86506, -96.64779

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 42
  • Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Sutton State Public Shooting Areas: 5.5 mi
  • Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area: 6.2 mi
  • Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area: 7.3 mi
  • Briggs Lake State Public Shooting Area: 9.0 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Buffalo Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Mount Wickham: 15.4 mi
  • Punished Womans Mound: 19.9 mi
  • Big Tom Hill: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Barckes Corner: 18.8 mi
  • Milbank Grist Mill: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Legends: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Punished Womans MoundNW 316°633 m19.9 mi
Buffalo HillWSW 251°610 m10.2 mi
Big Tom HillNNE 20°356 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0019:39
June solstice05:4120:3221:17
September equinox07:1418:4719:26
December solstice08:0216:0016:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121628425565706860453117
Precip in0.70.81.52.53.44.53.33.43.02.41.10.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1481446936

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