Knapp Prairie
Knapp Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve, a nature reserve 4.5 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Outlaw Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 8 mi
- Bobsled Run · 8 mi
- Kestrel Point · 8 mi
- Mount Lucia · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Park: 6.8 mi
- Hillview Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Michael's Miracle Park: 8.5 mi
- Stone State Park: 8.6 mi
- Hinton City Park: 8.7 mi
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus: 10.1 mi
- St. Francis: 10.1 mi
- Heaven's Very Special Child Shrine: 10.2 mi
- Father Harold Cooper: 10.2 mi
- Shrine to the Holy Family: 10.2 mi
- The Railroad Museum: 9.4 mi
- Jolly Time Koated Kernels: 11.5 mi
- LaunchPAD Children's Museum: 11.8 mi
- Sioux City Public Museum: 12.0 mi
- Sergent Floyd River Museum: 12.1 mi
- Dakota Point: 7.7 mi
- Lookout Hill: 13.9 mi
- Boy Scout Hill: 18.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 18.5 mi
- Volcano Hill: 19.1 mi
- Kiddie Barn: 17.5 mi
- Old Town: 23.4 mi
- Train: 23.4 mi
- Calliope Village: 23.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 10.6 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 12.1 mi
- Towers of Time: 14.1 mi
- Dale Street Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knapp Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | WSW 238° | 468 m | 24.9 mi |
| Boy Scout Hill | W 271° | 430 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | W 275° | 429 m | 20.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 272° | 426 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lookout Hill | WSW 251° | 411 m | 13.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 276° | 395 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dakota Point | S 187° | 394 m | 7.7 mi |
| Volcano Hill | W 275° | 382 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:25 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:10 | 16:56 |
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 | 17 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LE Mars, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/970191550
Day trips start here
- Sioux City · 12 mi
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