Hanging Rock Wildlife Mangement Area
Hanging Rock Wildlife Mangement Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Iowa Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mount Trashmore Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jerry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Larry Quinlan Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Williams Prairie Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Hawkeye Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Flaherty Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Lions Park: 5.3 mi
- Creekside Park: 5.6 mi
- City Park: 5.7 mi
- Walford City Park: 6.0 mi
- F.W. Kent Park: 6.0 mi
- In Transit: 7.4 mi
- To Wing: 7.7 mi
- Morel: 12.9 mi
- Trumpet: 13.2 mi
- Cherry: 13.4 mi
- The Amana General Store: 4.6 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 4.7 mi
- Amana Heritage Museum: 4.7 mi
- Amana Community Church Museum: 5.2 mi
- Homestead Blacksmith Shop: 5.6 mi
- Colony Acres: 10.7 mi
- World’s Largest Wooden Nickel: 14.2 mi
- Johnson County Freedom Rock: 14.5 mi
- Iowa City Pedestrian Mall: 16.2 mi
- The 5th Realm: 17.4 mi
- In Honor of the Veterans of Benton County: 11.8 mi
- Tree of Five Seasons: 13.5 mi
- Iowa Firefighters Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Westside Rising: 13.9 mi
- The Coe "Victory" Bell: 14.4 mi
- Hickory Hill Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Raptor Ridge Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Table and Grill: 14.5 mi
- Boy Scout Picnic Shelter: 24.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 8.9 mi
- Perkl: 12.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 13.0 mi
- The Hogback: 20.2 mi
- Sinclair Park Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Andreas garden: 15.4 mi
- Cremation Garden: 17.9 mi
- Ivanhoe: 17.4 mi
- Midway: 21.7 mi
- Hinkletown: 22.3 mi
- I-380 Southbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.3 mi
- I-380 Northbound Cedar Rapids Rest Stop: 7.5 mi
- Sugar Bottom Campground Beach: 12.0 mi
- Sugar Bottom Day Use Beach: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hanging Rock Wildlife Mangement Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNE 32° | 289 m | 13.0 mi |
| Perkl | ESE 117° | 257 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Hogback | N 356° | 251 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 152° | 244 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:04 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Rapids Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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