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Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve

Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve from directly overhead

Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 326 m. Fort Sumter Rock stands 306 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nichols Timber, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 103 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
326 m

What to expect

Operated by
Hardin CCB

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46656, -93.09969

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eagle City Park: 2.5 mi
  • John Gruis Park: 2.8 mi
  • John Gruis Park: 2.8 mi
  • Pine Ridge Area County Park: 3.8 mi
  • Steamboat Rock City Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 5
  • Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Eldora Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • Iowa Falls Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Dumont Area Veterans Memorial: 20.6 mi
  • Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Pine Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Fort Sumter Rock: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • I-35 Dows Rest Stop: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort Sumter RockNNE 31°306 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3620:1120:54
September equinox07:0018:3419:12
December solstice07:3915:5716:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969737063503523
Precip in1.11.22.14.05.25.94.14.53.62.81.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eldora, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/79401283

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