Huff Access County Park
Huff Access County Park is a park in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 315 m. Blackbird Hill stands 426 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Blenco Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Loess Hills Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 315 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Lewis & Clark Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway, National
107 named places within 25 miles
- Upper Blenco Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- I-29 Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Louisville Bend Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Lower Blenco Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Fawn Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Decatur Bend County Park: 6.4 mi
- Ropes Park: 7.0 mi
- Liberty Park: 7.5 mi
- Monona County Arboretum: 7.6 mi
- Gaukel Park: 7.9 mi
- Murray Hall: 9.8 mi
- West Sea Ray Sandbar: 14.4 mi
- West Side Sea Ray Sandbar: 14.4 mi
- Sea Ray Sandbar: 14.6 mi
- Spooner-Holeton House: 15.8 mi
- Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum: 7.9 mi
- Monona County Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- Burt County Museum: 10.9 mi
- Bryant House: 11.2 mi
- Hornick Depot: 21.1 mi
- Mondamin Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Caboose: 17.3 mi
- Tank: 17.8 mi
- Sioux City - Smithland - Stagecoach Trail: 23.2 mi
- Durr Hill: 12.6 mi
- Blackbird Hill: 13.7 mi
- Granger Hill: 15.4 mi
- Tree Shelter: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Iowa DOT Rest Area (Parking Only): 13.3 mi
- The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Huff Access County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Hill | NW 322° | 426 m | 13.7 mi |
| Granger Hill | ENE 58° | 412 m | 15.4 mi |
| Durr Hill | NE 35° | 391 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 19:00 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 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, 8 mi away.
- American Toad2 obs
- Longnose Gar1 obs
- Northern Leopard Frog1 obs
- American Goldfinch1 obs
- green comet milkweed1 obs
- silvery scurfpea1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/944883075
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