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Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve

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Elevation
321 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Corn Hill364 m · 3.1 mi
Nearest byway
River Bluffs Scenic Byway2.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:49local time
Coordinates
42.7787, -91.6890
Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve from directly overhead

Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 321 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
321 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corn HillNW 308°364 m3.1 mi
Bear HillSW 219°360 m2.2 mi
Chicken RidgeE 79°355 m12.8 mi
Wolf HillSSE 150°339 m15.3 mi
Pilot KnobE 88°329 m6.4 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:2920:0620:49
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3515:5016:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455767716861483422
Precip in1.21.22.14.15.05.95.34.13.92.92.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayette, 10 mi away.

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