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Sioux Dam Wildlife Area

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Elevation, modelled
315 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Blackbird Hill426 m · 21.7 mi
Nearest byway
Loess Hills Scenic Byway3.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:03local time
Coordinates
41.8624, -95.9928
Sioux Dam Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Sioux Dam Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled 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.

Operated by
Harrison County Conservation Board

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackbird HillNW 314°426 m21.7 mi
Granger HillNNE 25°412 m13.8 mi
Durr HillN 360°391 m14.7 mi

133 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2819:0019:36
June solstice05:5020:2121:03
September equinox07:1218:4619:23
December solstice07:4916:1216:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336486071747264513624
Precip in0.91.32.33.95.15.74.94.55.02.91.71.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Sioux 2NW, 4 mi away.

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