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Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation
397 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Boy Scout Hill430 m · 15.5 mi
Nearest byway
Loess Hills Scenic Byway4.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
42.7287, -96.5161
Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 397 m. Boy Scout Hill stands 430 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
397 m
Operated by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boy Scout HillWSW 255°430 m15.5 mi
Pumpkin HillW 261°429 m17.5 mi
Indian HillWSW 256°426 m15.7 mi
Lookout HillSW 228°411 m13.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 262°395 m16.7 mi
Dakota PointS 169°394 m12.3 mi
Spirit MoundWNW 294°390 m24.6 mi
Volcano HillW 260°382 m16.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2521:08
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5416:1016:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969747163493422
Precip in0.70.81.73.14.04.43.23.63.32.51.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawarden, 19 mi away.

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