Crystal Lake Wildlife Management Area
Crystal Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 383 m. Pilot Knob stands 443 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Lake Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 108 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 383 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa DNR - Wildlife
How to reach it
- 107.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Russ Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- Thorpe Park: 2.6 mi
- Lake Edwards Wildlife Protection Area: 2.7 mi
- Eight Mile Pits Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Thorpe Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 0.3 mi
- Crystal Lake State Park: 0.6 mi
- Rotary-Westgate Park: 7.4 mi
- Boman Park: 7.8 mi
- Eagle Lake State Park: 7.8 mi
- World's Largest Bullhead: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 8.2 mi
- Britt Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 9.4 mi
- MIA-POW Display: 12.3 mi
- Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 18.5 mi
- Mansion Museum: 8.2 mi
- Holtan Farm Museum: 8.5 mi
- Hobo Museum: 9.3 mi
- Armstrong House Museum: 9.4 mi
- Heritage Museum: 13.2 mi
- Sexton: 18.0 mi
- Homedahl: 20.2 mi
- Plum Creek: 21.9 mi
- Clayton: 24.2 mi
- Farmers Beach: 19.3 mi
- Dodges Beach: 19.8 mi
- Clear Lake State Park Beach: 21.7 mi
- City Beach: 21.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 12.3 mi
- Buddy Holly Crash Site: 20.8 mi
- Central Gardens of North Iowa: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crystal Lake Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | E 83° | 443 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:57 | 16:43 |
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 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Britt 3E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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