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Sergeant Bluff

Sergeant Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Sergeant Bluff is a cliff in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 332 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
332 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39999, -96.35031

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 30
Historic sites: 23
  • Dakota City: 3.7 mi
  • First Bride's Grave: 4.2 mi
  • First Bride's Grave: 4.2 mi
  • Sergeant Floyd Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Siouxland Freedom Park: 5.3 mi
Museums: 13
Attractions: 5
  • Old Town: 15.9 mi
  • Train: 15.9 mi
  • Sea Ray Sandbar: 20.4 mi
  • West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 20.6 mi
  • West Sea Ray Sandbar: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • This Is Sioux CIty: 6.9 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Harp: 20.9 mi
  • Towers of Time: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Dakota Point: 12.3 mi
  • Blackbird Hill: 22.3 mi
  • Lookout Hill: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackbird HillS 173°426 m22.3 mi
Lookout HillNW 307°411 m23.0 mi
Dakota PointNNW 330°394 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2421:07
September equinox07:1318:4719:24
December solstice07:5216:1116:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436485970757264513624
Precip in0.70.91.63.14.54.63.43.93.02.41.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354330155

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