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Mullen Wildlife Area

Mullen Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Mullen Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 362 m. Steamboat Rock stands 350 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonair Shooting Range, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. Shooting Star Wildflower and Historic Route Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
362 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.36728, -92.21311

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Vernon Springs County Park: 4.0 mi
  • Bouska Area: 4.1 mi
  • Freedom Rock Park: 4.7 mi
  • Balk Park: 4.7 mi
  • Beadle Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 4
  • Niagara Cave: 12.9 mi
  • Niagara Cave: 12.9 mi
  • Monster Bash Inc: 16.5 mi
  • Preston Veteran's Memorial: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cold Water Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Malanaphy Springs: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 1
  • Steamboat Rock: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Steamboat RockESE 109°350 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:2920:1020:54
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:3915:5016:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932455768716961483422
Precip in1.11.21.93.74.56.34.84.63.82.91.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cresco 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/317296927

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