Mossy Glen State Preserve
Mossy Glen State Preserve is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 310 m. Corn Hill stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bixby State Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 310 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 26.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 24 mi
- Fire Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mederville Canoe Access: 4.0 mi
- Edgewood City Park: 4.3 mi
- Osborne Outdoor Education Center Park: 6.1 mi
- Campbell Park: 6.2 mi
- Chicken Ridge Scenic Overlook Park: 6.8 mi
- Bixby State Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Leonard Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Stone's Plantation: 5.0 mi
- Cow Branch Wildlife Management Area: 6.1 mi
- Ensign Hollow Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Wilder Memorial Museum: 5.8 mi
- Red Barn Model Railroad Museum: 9.2 mi
- Ecology Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Plagmans Barn Museum: 9.6 mi
- Carter House Museum: 10.4 mi
- Backbone Fish Hatchery (ruins): 8.5 mi
- Wadena Veteran's Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 15.4 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 19.3 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 7.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.8 mi
- Wolf Hill: 9.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 15.1 mi
- Corn Hill: 17.2 mi
- Littleport: 4.4 mi
- York: 5.0 mi
- Elkport: 8.0 mi
- Hartwick: 20.5 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 16.9 mi
- Richardson-Jakway House: 17.4 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 17.6 mi
- Field of Dreams: 23.7 mi
- Richmond Spring: 8.2 mi
- Big Spring: 17.5 mi
- Waterfalls: 9.8 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 24.1 mi
- World's Largest Strawberry: 5.8 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mossy Glen State Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Hill | WNW 294° | 364 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 283° | 360 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chicken Ridge | N 354° | 355 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SW 215° | 339 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 307° | 329 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | E 95° | 281 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | E 100° | 241 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:50 | 16:36 |
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 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elkader 6 SSW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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