Smith WPA
Smith WPA is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 418 m. Height of Land Lookout stands 611 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosebud Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 25 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mississippi River Headwaters · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rosebud Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Jenkins WPA: 1.3 mi
- Lengby Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Hovland Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Sagaiigan Wildlife Management Area: 3.1 mi
- Spring Lake Park: 2.5 mi
- Melland Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Melland Baseball Park: 4.6 mi
- Larson Park: 5.2 mi
- Cross Lake-Tilberg County Park: 8.0 mi
- Fosston City Mural (old): 5.1 mi
- Fosston City Mural (New): 5.1 mi
- ROAR!: 12.1 mi
- Elk: 12.3 mi
- Erskin Walley Sculpture: 18.2 mi
- Helicopter: 4.5 mi
- Tank: 4.6 mi
- Tank: 12.1 mi
- Clearwater County Veterans Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Oklee Area Veterans' Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Strawberry Mountain: 20.2 mi
- Height of Land Lookout: 21.5 mi
- Oak Lake Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Clearwater County History Center: 20.0 mi
- Mallard: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smith WPA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height of Land Lookout | SSE 156° | 611 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:55 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:36 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 15:42 | 16:35 |
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 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 43 | 27 | 13 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fosston 1 E, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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