Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve
Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway runs past it. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- On the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Outlaw Trail
- 17.9 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 11 mi
- Bobsled Run · 12 mi
- Kestrel Point · 12 mi
- Gobbler Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Park: 6.6 mi
- Danish Alp State Recreation Area: 9.2 mi
- Ponca State Park: 9.3 mi
- Mattison Park: 11.1 mi
- Stone State Park: 12.1 mi
- Ionia 'Volcano' Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus: 15.3 mi
- Theophile Bruguier Monument: 15.3 mi
- Chief War Eagle Memorial: 15.4 mi
- St. Francis: 15.4 mi
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- River's Bend Wildlife Area: 6.7 mi
- Knapp Prairie: 6.7 mi
- Elk Point Bend State Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Union County Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- The Railroad Museum: 12.6 mi
- LaunchPAD Children's Museum: 16.2 mi
- Sergent Floyd River Museum: 16.3 mi
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 16.4 mi
- Lookout Hill: 9.6 mi
- Dakota Point: 11.2 mi
- Boy Scout Hill: 12.0 mi
- Indian Hill: 12.3 mi
- Volcano Hill: 12.8 mi
- Towers of Time: 10.0 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 15.2 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 16.7 mi
- W. O. "Doc" Farber: 18.6 mi
- Legacy: 18.7 mi
- Dale Street Community Garden: 15.9 mi
- HyVee Garden: 18.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 18.8 mi
- Calliope Village: 22.0 mi
- Kiddie Barn: 22.3 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | SW 224° | 468 m | 21.4 mi |
| Boy Scout Hill | W 261° | 430 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | W 267° | 429 m | 14.2 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 263° | 426 m | 12.3 mi |
| Lookout Hill | SW 226° | 411 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 270° | 395 m | 13.5 mi |
| Dakota Point | SSE 152° | 394 m | 11.2 mi |
| Spirit Mound | WNW 302° | 390 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:26 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:10 | 16:56 |
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 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vermillion 2 SE, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7847532411
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- Sioux City · 16 mi
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