Crescent

The Loess Hills define the setting of Crescent — their rolling ridges of wind-deposited silt give this small western Iowa community terrain unlike the broad, level farm country farther east. Crescent stands above the Missouri River valley, north of Council Bluffs and close to Omaha across the river. Nearby Hitchcock Nature Center introduces the Loess Hills through trails and prairie-and-woodland habitat, while local roads follow the folds of the uplands rather than a city grid. It is a quieter part of the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, where rural Iowa meets the river plain. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of western Iowa and the Missouri River valley.

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