Crystal Lake Cave
Crystal Lake Cave is an attraction in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. White Hill stands 381 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Massey Marina Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.5 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 15.7 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 2 mi
- River Viewing Point · 7 mi
- Shiras Point · 7 mi
- Allison Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Massey Marina Park: 1.8 mi
- E B Lyons Prairie and Woodland Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Granger Creek Nature Trail: 2.9 mi
- Mines of Spain - Riprow Valley: 2.9 mi
- Softball Complex: 3.0 mi
- Precontact: 4.5 mi
- T.J.M. Still Life: 4.6 mi
- Leaf Skeleton: 4.7 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 4.7 mi
- Rising Sun: 4.8 mi
- Interstate Power Company Forest Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Swiss Valley Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Heritage Marsh Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- IHAP - Jackson County 2: 10.5 mi
- Pohlman Prairie: 10.9 mi
- E B Lyons Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- National Rivers Hall of Fame: 4.7 mi
- Diamond Jo National River Center: 4.7 mi
- National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium: 4.8 mi
- Ham House Museum: 6.9 mi
- Ampitheater: 2.1 mi
- Dunleith Aquatic Center: 4.3 mi
- Riverwalk Pier: 4.6 mi
- William M. Black: 4.8 mi
- Tavern: 4.8 mi
- Julien Dubuque Monument: 2.8 mi
- Zebulon Pike Monument: 2.9 mi
- Centenial Cross: 3.9 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 4.9 mi
- Multilingual Peace Pole: 5.1 mi
- Centenial Cross: 3.9 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 7.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 11.0 mi
- Dygerts Mound: 11.2 mi
- Horseshoe Mound: 11.7 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 4.9 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 7.8 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 8.4 mi
- Hosta Garden: 10.1 mi
- Fireman's Memorial Garden: 16.1 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 5.0 mi
- South Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Thunder Bay Falls: 13.9 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 18.2 mi
- Apple Canyon Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Marsden Well: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Spring: 22.0 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 5.9 mi
- Sinnipee: 10.0 mi
- Bellevue Beach: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Lake Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Hill | ENE 69° | 381 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | NW 323° | 374 m | 14.9 mi |
| Charles Mound | ENE 76° | 374 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Sumner | E 84° | 357 m | 24.5 mi |
| Scales Mound | E 82° | 356 m | 17.9 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NW 313° | 355 m | 20.5 mi |
| Squirrel Grove Mound | E 80° | 355 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hudson Mound | E 82° | 354 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubuque Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/354964831
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 5 mi
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