- Elevation, modelled
- 268 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Mound362.7 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway3.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9944, -93.8850
Ledges State Park is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 268 m. Pilot Mound stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutton Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ledges State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | NNW 330° | 362.7 m | 12.7 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ledges Research Station: 0.9 mi
- Kate Shelley Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- McHose Park: 3.3 mi
- Herman Park: 3.8 mi
- Milwaukee Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- McCoy Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Long Refuge: 3.9 mi
- Iowa Arboretum & Gardens: 4.1 mi
- Dickcissel Recreation Area: 4.6 mi
- Harrier Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Entrance Memorial: 3.3 mi
- South Entrance Monument: 3.4 mi
- Eternal Flame: 4.0 mi
- Bluestem: 4.2 mi
- Bunny: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Hutton Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Aborted Babies Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Founders Rock: 9.3 mi
- Robert Paul Daley Pathway Rock: 10.1 mi
- Helen Daley Smith Memorial Rock: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 23
- Children's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Delaware Avenue Community Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 12.6 mi
- DeeAnn Drew Shade Garden: 12.7 mi
- Prairie Vista Garden: 12.7 mi
Museums: 18
- Kate Shelley Park & Museum: 3.0 mi
- Boone County Historical Center: 4.7 mi
- Railroad Museum: 5.0 mi
- Battin Chapel: 6.1 mi
- Hickory Grove School Museum: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 10
- Rail Explorers: Boone, IA: 5.0 mi
- Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad: 5.0 mi
- "Twister Hill": 12.5 mi
- Elwood the Gnome: 12.7 mi
- Story City Carousel: 20.3 mi
Peaks: 1
- Pilot Mound: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kiwanis Shelter: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Hertz Family Falls: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boone, 3 mi away.
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