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Knapp Prairie

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Elevation, modelled
397 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Cottonwood Hill468 m · 24.9 mi
Nearest byway
Loess Hills Scenic Byway4.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:08local time
Coordinates
42.6645, -96.4524
Knapp Prairie from directly overhead

Knapp Prairie is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 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.

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The Nature Conservancy

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cottonwood HillWSW 238°468 m24.9 mi
Boy Scout HillW 271°430 m18.1 mi
Pumpkin HillW 275°429 m20.5 mi
Indian HillW 272°426 m18.5 mi
Lookout HillWSW 251°411 m13.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillW 276°395 m19.9 mi
Dakota PointS 187°394 m7.7 mi
Volcano HillW 275°382 m19.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0119:38
June solstice05:4920:2521:08
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5416:1016:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172235475970737163503522
Precip in0.70.91.83.13.94.63.13.93.12.41.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LE Mars, 18 mi away.

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