Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve
Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 342 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rocks Addition, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 342 m
How to reach it
- 19.1 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 18 mi
- Preston Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Rocks Addition: 1.2 mi
- Mikesh Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 1.9 mi
- Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
- Chimney Rock Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Park: 4.5 mi
- Kendallville Park: 6.9 mi
- Bendthal Commons: 8.2 mi
- Nordhem Park: 8.2 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 8.2 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 4.5 mi
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 9.0 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 9.0 mi
- Porter House Museum: 9.2 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 10.6 mi
- I Am Wood: 8.1 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 8.2 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 8.2 mi
- Luther Bell: 8.2 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 8.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 3.5 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 5.0 mi
- Big Spring: 21.1 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 22.5 mi
- Little Spring: 23.4 mi
- Niagara Cave: 10.6 mi
- Niagara Cave: 10.6 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 11.8 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Schechs Mill: 24.7 mi
- Elliota: 7.0 mi
- Conover: 12.9 mi
- Clear Grit: 22.1 mi
- Forestville: 22.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 8.7 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 23.6 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 10.7 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 18.4 mi
- State Line Wayside: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bluffton Fir Stand State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | WSW 247° | 350 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:09 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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