Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve
Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 321 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- City Park: 2.3 mi
- Gifford Railroad Right of Way: 4.3 mi
- Wadena City Park: 4.6 mi
- Volga White Pine Forest Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Volga City Park: 7.7 mi
- Kauten-Mihall Fen: 5.2 mi
- Volga River Access: 6.1 mi
- Ensign Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Volga River State Recreation Area: 7.3 mi
- Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.2 mi
- Corn Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.4 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 12.8 mi
- Wolf Hill: 15.3 mi
- Donnan: 12.6 mi
- York: 16.0 mi
- Littleport: 16.3 mi
- Elkport: 21.1 mi
- Doris: 21.6 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 11.9 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 15.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 10.3 mi
- Richmond Spring: 11.8 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 13.3 mi
- Waterfalls: 24.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | NW 308° | 364 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 219° | 360 m | 2.2 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | E 79° | 355 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSE 150° | 339 m | 15.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | E 88° | 329 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fayette, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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