Ensign Hollow Wildlife Management Area
Ensign Hollow Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 292 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 292 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 20.5 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Volga City Park: 3.3 mi
- Volga White Pine Forest Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Gifford Railroad Right of Way: 3.9 mi
- City Park: 5.5 mi
- Campbell Park: 5.9 mi
- Stone's Plantation: 3.8 mi
- Volga River Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
- Joy Springs Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
- Brush Creek Canyon State Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Leonard Wildlife Management Area: 6.6 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 5.2 mi
- Carter House Museum: 10.7 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 11.1 mi
- Earthmoving Legacy Center: 12.2 mi
- Plagmans Barn Museum: 16.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 1.8 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 7.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 7.7 mi
- Corn Hill: 9.4 mi
- Wolf Hill: 11.7 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 8.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 17.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.6 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Littleport: 9.9 mi
- York: 10.4 mi
- Elkport: 14.7 mi
- Donnan: 18.6 mi
- Doris: 22.9 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 14.3 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 22.1 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 23.9 mi
- Richmond Spring: 8.1 mi
- Big Spring: 23.3 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 5.3 mi
- Waterfalls: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ensign Hollow Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | WNW 292° | 364 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 269° | 360 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | ENE 58° | 355 m | 7.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | S 173° | 339 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 2° | 329 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:06 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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