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Heendah Hills Wildlife Managment Area

Heendah Hills Wildlife Managment Area from directly overhead

Heendah Hills Wildlife Managment Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dakota Point, a peak 1.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57671, -96.47574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 22
  • Theophile Bruguier Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Chief War Eagle Memorial: 5.9 mi
  • The Sacred Heart of Jesus: 5.9 mi
  • Heaven's Very Special Child Shrine: 6.0 mi
  • St. Francis: 6.0 mi
Museums: 14
Peaks: 8
Artworks: 4
  • Abraham Lincoln Statue: 5.5 mi
  • This Is Sioux CIty: 7.0 mi
  • Towers of Time: 12.1 mi
  • Harp: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Old Town: 22.0 mi
  • Train: 22.0 mi
  • Kiddie Barn: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillWSW 250°468 m21.2 mi
Boy Scout HillWNW 291°430 m18.1 mi
Pumpkin HillWNW 292°429 m20.8 mi
Indian HillWNW 291°426 m18.6 mi
Lookout HillW 278°411 m12.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW 294°395 m20.4 mi
Dakota PointS 172°394 m1.6 mi
Volcano HillWNW 293°382 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2521:08
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5316:1016:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192436485970757264513624
Precip in0.70.91.63.14.54.63.43.93.02.41.41.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/913275934

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