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Schwartz WMA

Schwartz WMA from directly overhead

Schwartz WMA is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 579 m. Wagon Wheel Hill stands 664 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Weber WPA, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 22 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
ND Game Fish & Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates47.58389, -100.00796

22 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 16
Parks: 4
  • Upland State Game Refuge: 4.8 mi
  • River Park: 12.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
  • Silbaugh Park: 21.6 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Butte de Morale: 18.6 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Hill: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wagon Wheel HillSE 141°664 m23.7 mi
Butte de MoraleNNE 23°532 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1219:53
June solstice05:4320:5421:42
September equinox07:2718:5919:40
December solstice08:2615:5916:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F81225405464696758422613
Precip in0.40.40.71.12.73.63.12.31.81.40.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harvey 4NE, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1420809755

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