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Pony GulchND

A town. Nearly 22.7% of it is conserved land.

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Outdoors

22.7% of Pony Gulch is conserved land

26 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

22.7%conserved
Map of Pony Gulch: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
22.7%
conserved · 5,060 of 22,335 acres
26 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lonetree Wildlife Management Area8.3 mi4,594
2. Crystal Lake WPA0.5 mi158
3. Weber WPA0.2 mi139
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pony Gulch has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–21°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–79°
Fall31–54°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 36% of U.S. communities.

36risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
36Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Pony Gulch is

Pony Gulch beats the North Dakota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
4 better15 too close to call13 worse
What stands outPony GulchND
Fewer binge drinkers16.4%21.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure83.9%76.3%
More adults with COPD9.6%5.9%
Smp Health St. Aloisius
10.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

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