State Park · Iowa, United States
Pikes Peak State Park
Pikes Peak State Park is a state park in Iowa, United States, established in 1935.
Photo: McGhiever via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Clayton County, Iowa, United States |
| Established | 1935 |
| Coordinates | 42.9969° N, 91.1636° W |
| Managed by | Iowa state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Pikes Peak State Park
Pikes Peak State Park is a state park in Clayton County, Iowa, United States, featuring a 500-foot (150 m) bluff overlooking the Upper Mississippi River opposite the confluence of the Wisconsin River. The park is operated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. It is nearly a thousand acres (4 km2) in extent. The nearest city is McGregor, Iowa. Iowa Highway 76 approximately defines its northern boundary. It gets its name from the Iowa incarnation of Pikes Peak, a particularly high point overlooking the gorge of the Upper Mississippi, and like Pikes Peak in Colorado, is named for Zebulon Pike.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) · Dubuque, United States · 47.1 miles away
- La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) · La Crosse, United States · 61.1 miles away
- Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO) · Waterloo, United States · 69.7 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Pikes Peak State Park?
Pikes Peak State Park is in Iowa, United States (42.9969° N, 91.1636° W).
When was Pikes Peak State Park established?
Pikes Peak State Park was established in 1935, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iowa_state_parks — Wikipedia list of Iowa state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikes_Peak_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).