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IOWA Hawkeye Point 7 ˝ quad: Sibley East, IA Osceola County Private farm land; please ask permission of landowner if you visit.
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Unconsolidated 1670 ft (509 m) |
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| Corn blocks the "view" at Iowa’s high point. (1996) | Ocheyedan Mound. (1996) |
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Bedrock: No rock exposed at surface. Underlying bedrock is likely Cretaceous. Surficial Geology: Part of the Northwest Iowa Plains landform region. Glacial till with granite boulders. Nearby Ocheyedan Mound (elev. 1613 ft), an eroded knob of Cary (late Wisconsinan) glacial drift in a moraine left by the Des Moines lobe of ice, is a more prominent hill than the high point, and well worth a visit. Soil Series: Clarion clay loam. Gently sloping, well drained soil, with upper black layer over dark brown to yellowish-brown subsoil, on knolls in uplands, developed on glacial till under prairie grasses. Well suited for crops such as corn and soybeans.
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Selected References: Iowa Geological Survey, 1988, Bedrock Geology and Bedrock Topography of Iowa. Prior, Jean C., 1976, A Regional Guide to Iowa Landforms: Iowa Geological Survey Education Series 3, 72p. Vobora, Robert J. and others, 1988, Soil Survey of Osceola County, Iowa, Soil Conservation Service, USDA.
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