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Ranger Guided Hanging Rock Hike

Effigy Mounds National Monument · Iowa

Photo: NPS/ Eaton Cote'

Next time

Sunday, Nov 1 · 8:30 AM

Local time at the park

Who it's for

  • Free

    No entry fee listed by the organizer.

  • Drop-in

    No sign-up needed: just show up.

About this program

Kick off Native American Heritage month with a hike to our North Unit’s Hanging Rock and experience this sacred landscape with our park rangers. This hike is approximately 7 miles round trip with steep inclines and moderately rough terrain in some areas.

Elevation at the start
653 ft
Nearest trail
Fire Point Loop
Right by the start · 1.3 mi long · 268 ft of climb

From the National Park Service. Elevation from USGS.

Upcoming dates

  • Sunday, Nov 18:30 AM

Schedule from the Effigy Mounds National Monument, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.

At the park that day

Typical for the date

54° / 34°

Rain about 1 day in 4. 30-year NOAA average at Prairie Du Chien, WI, 3.6 mi away.

Sunset

4:58 PM

Sunday

No closures or road changes reported within 20 miles in the last week.

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