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Nezekaw Point

Nezekaw Point, seen from above at true elevation

Nezekaw Point is a cliff in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 261 m. Chicken Ridge stands 355 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rock, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.08332, -91.18207

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Villa Louis Duck Pond: 2.2 mi
  • Washington Street Park: 2.4 mi
  • Lawler Park: 2.4 mi
  • Native Prairie Meadow: 2.6 mi
  • Michigan and Park Street Park: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 29
  • Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
  • Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
  • Marquette Mitigation Sites Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
  • Yellow River State Forest - Yellow River Unit: 3.1 mi
  • Yellow River State Forest - Lost 40 Unit: 3.3 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 17
  • Villa Louis: 2.3 mi
  • Prairie du Chien: 2.8 mi
  • Rev. James Marquette, S.J.: 2.8 mi
  • Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet: 2.8 mi
  • Jefferson Davis Memorial: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 7
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Pink Elephant Statue: 2.9 mi
  • Cow: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Crowley Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
  • St. Feriole Island Gardens: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chicken RidgeSW 215°355 m22.8 mi
Lawrence HillN 1°353 m23.0 mi
Mondell HillESE 114°347 m4.5 mi
Pine KnobE 95°325 m22.3 mi
Mount HosmerN 354°320 m19.6 mi
Rattlesnake PointENE 77°309 m24.5 mi
Pine KnobESE 108°302 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:2620:0520:48
September equinox06:5318:2619:04
December solstice07:3415:4716:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335485969737163513725
Precip in1.21.32.04.04.75.84.14.14.02.72.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prairie DU Chien, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354330096

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