Ames High Prairie State Preserve
Ames High Prairie State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rising Wave, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- TNC
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 138.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rising Wave: 0.4 mi
- Firetruck: 0.8 mi
- Janus Agri Altar: 0.9 mi
- Inuksuk: 0.9 mi
- Skate Park Mosaic: 0.9 mi
- The Crescent Lawn: 0.5 mi
- The Grove: 0.6 mi
- The Corner Lawn: 0.7 mi
- The Horse Shoe Lawn: 0.7 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.7 mi
- Munn Woods: 1.9 mi
- Ioway Creek Stormwater Wetland: 2.1 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 3.3 mi
- Ketelsen Greenwing Marsh: 3.7 mi
- Wakefield Woods: 3.9 mi
- Audubon Trail Restoration 2012 Rock: 0.8 mi
- Teaching Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- Tau Beta Pi: 1.1 mi
- Student Services Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Lake LaVerne Restoration: 1.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Joey & Jesse's Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
- Jones Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
- Buck Rose Collection: 2.0 mi
- Penkhus Campanile Garden: 2.0 mi
- Farm House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Brunnier Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Ames History Museum: 1.7 mi
- City of Roland Museum: 11.2 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 12.5 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 2.1 mi
- Story City Carousel: 10.5 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 13.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 13.2 mi
- Goat Pen: 13.6 mi
- Kiwanis Shelter: 10.2 mi
- Hertz Family Falls: 10.8 mi
- Pilot Mound: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ames High Prairie State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | WNW 293° | 362.7 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:02 | 16:47 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ames Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/78137209
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