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Montrail County WPA

Montrail County WPA from directly overhead

Montrail County WPA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 661 m. Little Butte stands 756 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball WPA, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge Scenic Backway passes 22 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

How to reach it

Coordinates48.37375, -102.38068

16 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 6
  • Mosquito Butte: 15.0 mi
  • Little Butte: 18.9 mi
  • Big Butte: 18.9 mi
  • Ward Hill: 19.6 mi
  • Church Hill: 24.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Wilson Park: 4.2 mi
  • Flickertail Village Museum: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little ButteN 11°756 m18.9 mi
Grand ViewNW 316°753 m24.9 mi
Big ButteWNW 285°739 m18.9 mi
Ward HillN 7°728 m19.6 mi
Mosquito ButteNNE 26°708 m15.0 mi
Church HillENE 67°586 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2120:02
June solstice05:4921:0621:55
September equinox07:3719:0819:49
December solstice08:3916:0316:58

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81224395161676656412614
Precip in0.50.50.81.32.53.93.12.11.81.30.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley 3 NNW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1450703586

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