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Ledges State Park. Ledges State Park is a state park in Boone County, Iowa, United States, located approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Boone. The park contains a sandstone gorge carved by Pea's Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River. The gorge is 100 feet (30 m) deep in places, with concretions jutting from the cliffs.
Loess Hills forming the valley wall of the Missouri River Valley in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Loess Hills Scenic Byway affords many scenic views from Westfield, Iowa, and to Hamburg. While much of the landscape is held in private ownership, thousands of acres of public land exist in state and county parks, wildlife areas and preserves.
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 km 2) in extent.
NRHP reference No. 91001843 [2] Added to NRHP. December 23, 1991. Maquoketa Caves State Park is a state park of Iowa, United States, located in Jackson County. It stands northwest of the city of Maquoketa. In 1991 111 acres (45 ha) on the east side of the park were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
The monument is located primarily in Allamakee County, Iowa, with a small part in Clayton County, Iowa, in the midwestern United States. [4] The park's visitor center is located in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, just north of Marquette. In 2017, the Effigy Mounds were featured in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.
3. Davis Oriole Earthlodge Site. Davis Oriole Earthlodge Site. October 16, 2012(#12001018) Glenwood 41°04′16″N95°47′12″W / 41.071111°N 95.786667°W / 41.071111; -95.786667 (Davis Oriole Earthlodge Site) Mills. A well-preserved Plains Indian lodge archaeological site; located in Pony Creek Park. 4.
From List of National Natural Landmarks, these are the National Natural Landmarks in Iowa. There are 8 in total. Anderson Goose Lake. Cayler Prairie. Cold Water Cave. Hayden Prairie State Preserve. Loess Hills.
Geography of Iowa. The geography of Iowa includes the study of bedrock, landforms, rivers, geology, paleontology and urbanisation of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state covers an area of 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km 2).