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Riverton Wildlife Management Area

Riverton Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Riverton Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. King Hill stands 359 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sidney Recreation Area, a nature reserve 3.8 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
279 m

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates40.69946, -95.57501

116 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • Sidney City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Golden Acres Park: 6.7 mi
  • Hamburg City Park: 7.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 8.3 mi
  • Cherry Hills Park: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Museums: 18
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Mayhew Cabin Historical Marker: 15.6 mi
  • J. Sterling Morton Monument: 15.8 mi
  • Peru State College Historical Marker: 17.7 mi
  • Atchison County Walk of Honor: 20.2 mi
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
Peaks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peru Trail Depot: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rock Port Rest Area & Missouri Welcome Center: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King HillNW 317°359 m19.6 mi
Brickyard HillS 180°344 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:35
June solstice05:5220:1620:58
September equinox07:1118:4519:21
December solstice07:4416:1516:59

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232839516272757366543928
Precip in0.81.01.83.15.34.84.53.33.12.71.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sidney 1sse, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/669257657

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