Hawkeye Point
Hawkeye Point rises to 509 m in Iowa. Ocheyedan Mound stands 490 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wasmund Slough, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Hawkeye Point is the highest natural point in Iowa at 1,670 feet (510 m). It is approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Sibley on the eastern side of SR 60 and approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of the Iowa-Minnesota state border. The high ground lies 100 feet (30 m) due south of an old silo. The land that includes the highpoint was donated by the Sterler family, who worked this land for many decades, to Osceola County with the stipulation that the land be turned into a park. Osceola County, through its Economic Development Commission and Hawkeye Point Committee, has removed a few structures that were deemed to be hazardous to public safety including the old hog feed bunker at the highpoint site and a few small barns. They have erected an informational kiosk which highlights the family and the county and features a display of license plates from the 50 states sent in over the years to the Sterlers. The county purchased approximately 6 acres (2.4 ha) of surrounding land including the old family farm house, which is being used as office space for the county. There are a flagpole, picnic bench, tile mosaic, several granite markers, and five tall posts with signs pointing to the other 49 state highpoints, each with the correct distance noted. The local 4-H group and high school youths contributed a great deal to this effort. The Hawkeye Point Commission also recently purchased a wooded plot of land of about 7 acres (28,000 m2) on the north side of the county road abutting the property with the intent to turn it into a campground. The Highpointers Foundation, a non-profit charity set up to benefit privately owned state highpoints, has provided much of the funding for the renovations at Hawkeye Point.
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Wikidata Q1591692, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 509 m
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wasmund Slough: 2.0 mi
- Ransom Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Bigelow State Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
- East Holman Wildlife Area: 3.8 mi
- Loof Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Wyatt Park: 3.4 mi
- Central Park: 4.3 mi
- Robinson Park: 4.4 mi
- Fairgrounds Park: 4.8 mi
- Sunset Park: 5.0 mi
- McCallum Museum and Brunson Heritage House: 4.3 mi
- George Bicentennial Museum: 16.7 mi
- Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 20.0 mi
- Prairie School Historical Building: 20.0 mi
- Lynn Township No. 5 Historical Building: 20.0 mi
- Worthington Welcome Center: 7.9 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 18.3 mi
- Ocheyedan Mound: 10.2 mi
- Jackson County Highest Point: 13.5 mi
- Lyon County Freedom Rock: 16.7 mi
- O'Brien County Freedom Rock: 19.1 mi
- Getting's Garden: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hawkeye Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocheyedan Mound | ESE 113° | 490 m | 10.2 mi |
| Jackson County Highest Point | ENE 71° | 480.3 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:24 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sibley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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