Sioux Dam Wildlife Area
Sioux Dam Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Murray Hill Scenic Overlook, a park 1.7 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Harrison County Conservation Board
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
133 named places within 25 miles
- Murray Hill Scenic Overlook: 1.7 mi
- Goodman Property: 2.1 mi
- Little Sioux City Park: 4.1 mi
- Savory Pond: 7.6 mi
- Huff Access County Park: 8.4 mi
- Gleason-Hubel Wildlife Area: 5.0 mi
- Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Little Sioux Access: 5.5 mi
- Deer Island State Game Management Area: 5.9 mi
- O'Day Wetland Area: 5.9 mi
- Murray Hall: 4.0 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 10.6 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Magnolia Town Pump: 13.2 mi
- Town & Country Arts Masonic Lodge: 16.8 mi
- Burt County Museum: 13.0 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 13.2 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 13.3 mi
- Bryant House: 13.3 mi
- Museum of Religious Arts: 19.1 mi
- Granger Hill: 13.8 mi
- Durr Hill: 14.7 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 21.7 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Tower of the Four Winds: 23.2 mi
- Tree Shelter: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sioux Dam Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | NW 314° | 426 m | 21.7 mi |
| Granger Hill | NNE 25° | 412 m | 13.8 mi |
| Durr Hill | N 360° | 391 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:21 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:12 | 16:57 |
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 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sioux 2NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186988756
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