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Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve

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Elevation
421 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cottonwood Hill468 m · 21.9 mi
Nearest byway
Loess Hills Scenic Byway0.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
42.6789, -96.5379
Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve from directly overhead

Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded 421 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Kettle Grassland Preserve, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
421 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillSW 230°468 m21.9 mi
Boy Scout HillW 267°430 m13.8 mi
Pumpkin HillW 272°429 m16.1 mi
Indian HillW 269°426 m14.2 mi
Lookout HillWSW 238°411 m10.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 274°395 m15.5 mi
Dakota PointSSE 159°394 m9.2 mi
Volcano HillW 273°382 m14.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:39
June solstice05:4920:2521:08
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5416:1016:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202537496071747265523724
Precip in0.50.71.43.14.04.33.62.93.12.41.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vermillion 2 SE, 20 mi away.

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