Chimney Rock Park
Chimney Rock Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 305 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rock Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 18 mi
- Preston Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Rock Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks Addition: 0.7 mi
- Mikesh Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Cold Water Creek Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring State Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Park: 4.3 mi
- Kendallville Park: 5.3 mi
- East Park: 9.0 mi
- Ridgeway Roadside Park: 9.2 mi
- Kessel Park: 9.6 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 4.3 mi
- Howard County Log Cabin Museum: 9.8 mi
- Howard County Museum: 9.8 mi
- Kellow House - Howard County Museum: 9.9 mi
- Steam Engine Museum: 10.8 mi
- I Am Wood: 10.0 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 10.0 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 10.0 mi
- Luther Bell: 10.0 mi
- Martin Luther at Worms: 10.2 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 1.7 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 6.9 mi
- Big Spring: 19.2 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 21.8 mi
- Little Spring: 23.3 mi
- Niagara Cave: 8.7 mi
- Niagara Cave: 8.7 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 10.0 mi
- Preston Veteran's Memorial: 18.7 mi
- Schechs Mill: 24.6 mi
- Elliota: 5.5 mi
- Conover: 14.4 mi
- Clear Grit: 20.4 mi
- Forestville: 20.9 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 10.3 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 10.5 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 23.6 mi
- State Line Wayside: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Rock Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | WSW 237° | 350 m | 10.3 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–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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