Pulpit Rock
Pulpit Rock is a cliff in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 265 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Will Baker Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 265 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 20 mi
- Preston Overlook · 29 mi
- Cedar Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Will Baker Park: 0.2 mi
- Carl Selland Park: 0.4 mi
- Twin Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Bendthal Commons: 0.8 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 0.9 mi
- Highway 52 Surplus: 0.3 mi
- Phelps Park: 0.4 mi
- Chattahoochie County Park: 1.3 mi
- Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Barnhart - Van Peenen Park: 2.0 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 0.9 mi
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 0.9 mi
- Porter House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bily Clocks Museum: 9.9 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 11.2 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Meridian II: 0.7 mi
- Elegy #10: 0.8 mi
- Luther Bell: 0.8 mi
- Niagara Cave: 19.2 mi
- Niagara Cave: 19.3 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 20.4 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 4.0 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 12.2 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 15.4 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pulpit Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | W 281° | 350 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354335734
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