Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Management Area
Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Sherrill Mound stands 374 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Worthington Memorial Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dubuque County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.1 mi off the Delaware Crossing Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Grant Wood Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Bluff · 24 mi
- Allison Point · 26 mi
- Shiras Point · 26 mi
- River Viewing Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Worthington Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Veteran's Square: 2.1 mi
- Marolf Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Legion Pavillion: 6.6 mi
- Cascade River Park: 6.6 mi
- Ram: 22.5 mi
- Healing Waters: 23.4 mi
- The Inevitability of Land: 23.4 mi
- Precontact: 23.5 mi
- Nosce Te Ipsum: 23.5 mi
- Hafeman Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Brayton Memorial Forest: 7.9 mi
- Hard Scrabble County Park: 9.0 mi
- New Wine Park: 10.8 mi
- Indian Bluffs Wildelife Management Area: 11.1 mi
- Tri-County Historical Society Red Faber Museum: 6.6 mi
- National Farm Toy Museum: 6.9 mi
- Delaware County Historical Museum Complex: 7.8 mi
- Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum: 7.8 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 12.4 mi
- Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone: 15.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.9 mi
- Dubuque Regional Airport: 20.5 mi
- Centenial Cross: 21.0 mi
- UD Spartan Statue: 22.3 mi
- Boxcar: 6.5 mi
- M101: 6.6 mi
- Field of Dreams: 8.9 mi
- Manchester Fish Hatchery: 16.5 mi
- Fenelon Place Elevator: 23.4 mi
- Chimney Rock: 10.5 mi
- Sundown Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Goose Rock: 19.1 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 20.0 mi
- Balltown Ridge: 20.6 mi
- Riverside Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Virginia's Garden: 17.4 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 22.3 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 23.7 mi
- Ohnward Butterfly Garden: 24.8 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 24.2 mi
- Hartwick: 13.8 mi
- Waterfalls: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ringneck Ridge Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrill Mound | NE 43° | 374 m | 22.1 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | NNE 27° | 355 m | 20.6 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | NE 55° | 348 m | 17.3 mi |
| Centenial Cross | ENE 76° | 312.816 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | NNE 15° | 281 m | 21.9 mi |
| Chimney Rock | S 176° | 258 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | NNE 20° | 241 m | 20.0 mi |
| Goose Rock | SE 144° | 214 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:50 | 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 | 48 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cascade, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/847210249
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- Dubuque · 24 mi
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