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River's Bend Wildlife Area

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Elevation, modelled
343 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Boy Scout Hill430 m · 13.9 mi
Nearest byway
Loess Hills Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:09local time
Coordinates
42.7923, -96.5923
River's Bend Wildlife Area from directly overhead

River's Bend Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 343 m. Boy Scout Hill stands 430 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Creek Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 5.9 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boy Scout HillSW 232°430 m13.9 mi
Pumpkin HillWSW 242°429 m15.2 mi
Indian HillSW 234°426 m14.0 mi
Lookout HillSSW 204°411 m14.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 242°395 m14.4 mi
Dakota PointSSE 160°394 m17.5 mi
Spirit MoundWNW 287°390 m19.4 mi
Volcano HillWSW 239°382 m13.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0119:39
June solstice05:4920:2621:09
September equinox07:1418:4819:25
December solstice07:5516:1016:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234475969747163493422
Precip in0.70.81.73.14.04.43.23.63.32.51.31.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawarden, 16 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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