Nature reserve · Iowa
Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area
Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 379 m. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 64 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.07952, -94.38727
- 64.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 29.5 mi off the Western Skies Scenic Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 42
- Taylor Park: 1.5 mi
- McKinley Park: 1.9 mi
- Green Valley State Park: 2.2 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Ballfield: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 29
- Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Summit Lake Wildlife Management Area: 1.1 mi
- Twelve Mile Lake (Union) Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- IHAP Union 1: 8.2 mi
- Hoskins Wildlife Area: 8.3 mi
Museums: 10
- McKinley Historical Complex: 2.0 mi
- Kline Museum: 12.3 mi
- Adair County Historical Museum: 16.1 mi
- Iowa Aviation Museum: 17.3 mi
- Diagonal Printing Museum: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 3
- Historic United States Post Office: 1.9 mi
- Union County Freedom Rock: 2.4 mi
- Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station: 2.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fisk: 11.1 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 14.6 mi
- Queen City: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Adams County Freedom Rock: 19.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:13 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
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 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Creston 2 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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