Cordova Tower
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41°25′23″N 93°05′18″W / 41.42319°N 93.08826°W
Cordova Tower is an observation tower located in Cordova Park in Marion County, Iowa.[1] The tower is seated on the north side of Lake Red Rock and equidistant from the four Marion County towns of Pella, Knoxville, Monroe, and Otley. With 170 steps and 106 feet tall, it is the tallest observation tower in the Midwestern United States.[2] Ascending from the ground to the observation deck built atop a converted 100 ft by 15 ft standpipe water tower.[3] The tower, completed in 1998, has views of the Des Moines River valley.