Stone State Recreation Area
Stone State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 360 m. Cottonwood Hill stands 468 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Heendah Hills Wildlife Managment Area, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Outlaw Trail
- 9.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 3 mi
- Bobsled Run · 4 mi
- Kestrel Point · 4 mi
- Gobbler Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Park: 3.6 mi
- Stone State Park: 4.1 mi
- Sodrac Park: 5.3 mi
- Goldie & Beck Park: 5.6 mi
- Kirk Hansen Park: 5.7 mi
- The Sacred Heart of Jesus: 7.3 mi
- St. Francis: 7.3 mi
- Heaven's Very Special Child Shrine: 7.3 mi
- Theophile Bruguier Monument: 7.4 mi
- Father Harold Cooper: 7.4 mi
- Heendah Hills Wildlife Managment Area: 1.6 mi
- Knapp Prairie: 4.9 mi
- Edgewater Park: 5.7 mi
- Sioux City State Prairie Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Five Ridge Prairie State Preserve: 6.2 mi
- The Railroad Museum: 4.8 mi
- LaunchPAD Children's Museum: 8.0 mi
- Sergent Floyd River Museum: 8.1 mi
- Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: 8.3 mi
- Betty Strong Encounter Center: 8.3 mi
- Dakota Point: 3.1 mi
- Lookout Hill: 11.4 mi
- Boy Scout Hill: 17.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 17.6 mi
- Volcano Hill: 18.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 7.0 mi
- This Is Sioux CIty: 8.5 mi
- Towers of Time: 11.5 mi
- Harp: 25.0 mi
- Kiddie Barn: 21.7 mi
- Old Town: 23.0 mi
- Train: 23.0 mi
- Dale Street Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Dale G Bell Memorial Arboretum: 21.7 mi
- Sergeant Bluff: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stone State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Hill | WSW 246° | 468 m | 21.1 mi |
| Boy Scout Hill | WNW 287° | 430 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | WNW 288° | 429 m | 19.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 288° | 426 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lookout Hill | W 271° | 411 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 291° | 395 m | 19.3 mi |
| Dakota Point | SSE 165° | 394 m | 3.1 mi |
| Volcano Hill | WNW 290° | 382 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:25 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:10 | 16:56 |
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 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux City ANG, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Sioux City · 8 mi
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