Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area
Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 260 m. Bunker Hill stands 356 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hayes Lake Roadside Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 260 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 0.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
Overlooks nearby
- Lock and Dam 8 · 8 mi
- Reno south prairie · 8 mi
- GrandView Rock · 9 mi
- Reno Quarry Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hayes Lake Roadside Park: 0.8 mi
- New Albin Park: 1.8 mi
- New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Blackhawk County Park: 3.6 mi
- City Park: 5.9 mi
- Kains Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Winnebago Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
- Battle Island: 3.4 mi
- Battle Bluff Prairie State Natural Area: 4.8 mi
- Lansing Wildlife Management Area: 5.0 mi
- Battle of Bad Axe: 4.2 mi
- Black Hawk's Outpost: 6.3 mi
- La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor: 7.6 mi
- Dams on the Mississippi: 7.6 mi
- Black Hawk and Winnebago Trails: 10.0 mi
- Lawrence Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mount Hosmer: 8.0 mi
- Fairy Rock: 10.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 15.8 mi
- Monument Rock: 18.6 mi
- Museum of River History: 8.4 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse Museum: 16.0 mi
- Allamakee County Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 23.4 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 23.8 mi
- Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 20.4 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 20.4 mi
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 20.5 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 20.6 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 20.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.3 mi
- Little Spring: 18.8 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 19.6 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 21.3 mi
- Schechs Mill: 19.8 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 23.2 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 23.8 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 24.2 mi
- Winneshiek Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 18.2 mi
- Quarry: 24.1 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 11.2 mi
- Roadside Park Reststop: 20.1 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 23.8 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | NE 36° | 356 m | 15.8 mi |
| Lawrence Hill | ESE 121° | 353 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hosmer | SSE 152° | 320 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hedgehog Bluff | NNE 11° | 309 m | 22.8 mi |
| Grandad Bluff | N 10° | 308 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cliffwood Bluff | N 11° | 279 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:46 | 16:32 |
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 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Genoa DAM 8, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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