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Daryl DeNeui Memorial Wilderness

Daryl DeNeui Memorial Wilderness from directly overhead

Daryl DeNeui Memorial Wilderness is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilkinson Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 103 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Hardin CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47704, -93.11110

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eagle City Park: 1.8 mi
  • John Gruis Park: 3.3 mi
  • John Gruis Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pine Ridge Area County Park: 4.7 mi
  • Steamboat Rock City Park: 5.2 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 5
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Eldora Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 20.1 mi
  • Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Fort Sumter Rock: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Daryl DeNeui Memorial Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockNNE 34°306 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:54
September equinox07:0018:3419:12
December solstice07:4015:5716:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969737063503523
Precip in1.11.22.14.05.25.94.14.53.62.81.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401341

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