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Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge

Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge is a 15,551-acre (6,293 ha) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Montana. The refuge is 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Malta, Montana in the Milk River Valley and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateMontana
Size15,529 acres
FWS regionRegion 6
Center point48.40° N, 107.66° W
Night skyAbout as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 17)

Boundary map

2 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge10°20°30°40°50°60°70°80°January: 0.38 inches of precipitationFebruary: 0.30 inches of precipitationMarch: 0.45 inches of precipitationApril: 1.11 inches of precipitationMay: 2.13 inches of precipitationJune: 3.11 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.45 inches of precipitationAugust: 1.26 inches of precipitationSeptember: 1.24 inches of precipitationOctober: 1.02 inches of precipitationNovember: 0.47 inches of precipitationDecember: 0.33 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 16.3°F averageFebruary: 20.5°F averageMarch: 33.4°F averageApril: 46.4°F averageMay: 56.8°F averageJune: 65.6°F averageJuly: 72.6°F averageAugust: 71.0°F averageSeptember: 60.2°F averageOctober: 46.7°F averageNovember: 31.6°F averageDecember: 20.4°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Malta 7 E, 3 miles from the center point at 2,231 feet, station USC00245338 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 13 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Register listings within 15 miles · 5 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Guidebooks for Montana

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    Kenneth L. Graham, 2019
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    Mike White and Douglas Lorain, 2019
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    Carter G. Walker, 2019
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Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge?

15,529 acres.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge in?

Montana.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 48.402° N, 107.663° W. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Are there historic places near Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge?

The National Register has 5 listings within 15 miles, including Sleeping Buffalo Rock and Milk River Bridge.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.