Malanaphy Springs State Preserve
Malanaphy Springs State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Malanaphy Springs, a spring 0.3 miles away. Driftless Area Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 313 m
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bench · 18 mi
- Preston Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lowell's Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Sollien Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Falcon Springs Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Chattahoochie County Park: 2.4 mi
- TNC Engbertson Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Nordhem Park: 3.1 mi
- Bendthal Commons: 3.1 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 3.1 mi
- Will Baker Park: 3.6 mi
- Dunnings Spring Park: 3.6 mi
- Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum: 3.9 mi
- Versterheim Norwegian-American Museum Library: 3.9 mi
- Porter House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 7.5 mi
- Bily Clocks Museum: 11.8 mi
- I Am Wood: 3.0 mi
- 3-D Life Tree: 3.1 mi
- Oedipus and Antigone: 3.1 mi
- Luther Bell: 3.1 mi
- Elegy #10: 3.2 mi
- Malanaphy Springs: 0.3 mi
- Cold Water Spring: 8.7 mi
- Little Spring: 23.8 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 24.6 mi
- Niagara Cave: 15.7 mi
- Niagara Cave: 15.8 mi
- Monster Bash Inc: 16.7 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 3.7 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 23.9 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 13.7 mi
- Black Hammer Bluff: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Malanaphy Springs State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Rock | W 267° | 350 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:48 | 16:35 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decorah, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/969242766
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