Redtail Ridge Habitat Area
Redtail Ridge Habitat Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 351 m. Battle Hill stands 388 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Sioux Greenbelt, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 351 m
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Old O'Brien Glacial Trail Scenic Byway
117 named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Rock Lookout: 2.0 mi
- Brewer Prairie: 2.5 mi
- Spring Lake Park: 4.7 mi
- Cherokee County Fairgrounds: 4.7 mi
- Spring Lake Disc Golf Course: 5.0 mi
- Little Sioux Greenbelt: 1.5 mi
- Pearse Area: 2.2 mi
- Harold Clark Habitat Area: 2.7 mi
- Patterson Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Nester Stiles State Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Sanford Museum and Planetarium: 5.6 mi
- Tallman Museum: 6.0 mi
- Living Heritage Tree Museum: 18.6 mi
- Buena Vista County Historical Society Museum: 18.7 mi
- Harker House: 18.8 mi
- Pilot Rock: 1.9 mi
- Battle Hill: 23.7 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Benches: 4.7 mi
- Victory Arch: 18.4 mi
- Casino Beach: 17.6 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 20.1 mi
- Quimby Centenial Train Mural: 4.7 mi
- Fighter jets: 17.7 mi
- Kolb Memorial Garden: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Redtail Ridge Habitat Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Hill | S 182° | 388 m | 23.7 mi |
| Pilot Rock | NNE 25° | 366 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:21 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:06 | 16:52 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherokee, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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