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Riparia Wildlife Management Area

Riparia Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Riparia Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Detroit Mountain stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Matter WPA, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Lake Country Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates47.03315, -95.98508

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 38
  • Callaway City Park: 5.1 mi
  • Labelle Lake Public Water Access: 10.1 mi
  • Waubun City Park: 10.6 mi
  • Lake Park: 11.3 mi
  • Falcon Park: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 5
  • Viking Sword Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Becker County Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art: 20.3 mi
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center: 20.3 mi
  • Regional Science Center: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 4
  • Frenchmans Bluff: 14.7 mi
  • Detroit Mountain: 17.8 mi
  • Pelican: 23.8 mi
  • Winslow: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Detroit MountainSSE 148°495 m17.8 mi
WinslowSSE 159°474 m24.0 mi
PelicanS 180°469 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5619:37
June solstice05:2920:3621:24
September equinox07:1118:4319:24
December solstice08:0815:4616:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F71225415464686758432814
Precip in0.80.71.02.03.74.94.43.33.52.81.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1467121083

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