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Diamond Lake Wildlife Management Area

Diamond Lake Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Diamond Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 430 m. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Lake Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
430 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.48226, -95.19219

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marble Beach State Recreation Area: 3.6 mi
  • Public Water Access: 4.1 mi
  • Templar State Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
  • Anderson Park: 4.7 mi
  • Pikes Point State Park: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 47
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 6
  • Loon Lake Cemetery: 5.8 mi
  • Bike Monument: 7.7 mi
  • Spirit Lake Massacre Monument: 8.5 mi
  • Estherville Swinging Bridge: 18.3 mi
  • Estherville Meteorite Sculpture: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Jackson County Highest Point: 13.4 mi
  • Martin County Highest Point: 17.0 mi
  • Ocheyedan Mound: 17.4 mi
  • Holthe Overlook: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area (I-90 East Bound): 11.9 mi
  • Des Moines River Rest Area (I-90 West Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Worthington Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Pumpkin Patch: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Estherville Rock Garden: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ocheyedan MoundWSW 252°490 m17.4 mi
Jackson County Highest PointWNW 282°480.3 m13.4 mi
Martin County Highest PointE 84°429.8 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5519:33
June solstice05:4120:2221:06
September equinox07:0918:4219:20
December solstice07:5116:0116:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162032465869737063493421
Precip in0.50.61.43.04.14.83.53.73.02.11.40.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spirit Lake, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/944327430

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