Devil's Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Devil's Ridge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 476 m. Hawkeye Point stands 509 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Horton Township Cemetery Prairie Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Horton Township Cemetery Prairie Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Schnepf Wildlife Area: 1.6 mi
- Swalve Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Willow Creek Fen Wetland Area: 2.4 mi
- Ely Bauermeister Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Ocheyadan Y Rest Area: 2.0 mi
- Ocheyedan Town Park: 2.8 mi
- Keller Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- Sharbondy Park: 4.6 mi
- Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area: 7.2 mi
- Egralharve Beach: 19.7 mi
- Raebels Beach: 19.8 mi
- Estherville Beach: 19.8 mi
- Brownells Beach: 19.9 mi
- Pike's Point Beach: 20.5 mi
- McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House: 9.1 mi
- Clark Museum of Area History: 21.6 mi
- Higgins Museum: 22.2 mi
- Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 22.4 mi
- Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 22.4 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 18.3 mi
- Bike Monument: 20.2 mi
- Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 22.2 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 22.7 mi
- Loon Lake Cemetery: 24.6 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 3.7 mi
- Hawkeye Point: 7.0 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 8.0 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 24.5 mi
- Getting's Garden: 16.4 mi
- Pumpkin Patch: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Devil's Ridge Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkeye Point | W 279° | 509 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ocheyedan Mound | SE 139° | 490 m | 3.7 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | NE 46° | 480.3 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:24 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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