Nature reserve · North Dakota

Moen WPA

Moen WPA from directly overhead

Moen WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 610 m. The nearest named place is Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Scenic Backway passes 29 miles off. 11 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.16461, -102.10369

29.1 mi off the Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Scenic Backway

Around it

11 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns4

Belden: 11.7 mi
Tagus: 14.8 mi
Van Hook: 19.2 mi
Hartland: 20.8 mi

Parks4

Flickertail Village Museum: 16.2 mi
Wilson Park: 16.7 mi
New Town Public Use Area: 23.3 mi
Crow Flies High Butte Historic Site: 24.0 mi

Nature reserves3

Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 1.8 mi
Ball WPA: 18.1 mi
Montrail County WPA: 19.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:20	20:01
June solstice	05:49	21:04	21:53
September equinox	07:36	19:07	19:48
December solstice	08:37	16:04	16:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	8	12	24	39	51	61	67	66	56	41	26	14
Precip in	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.5	3.9	3.1	2.1	1.8	1.3	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley 3 NNW, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1450703589

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