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Ribbon V

Ribbon V from directly overhead

Ribbon V is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Drake Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.0 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates43.81373, -91.22918

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Drake Field: 0.2 mi
  • Crowley Park: 0.4 mi
  • Weigent Park: 0.4 mi
  • Myrick Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lueth Bicycle and Skate Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 37
  • Grandad Bluff: 0.9 mi
  • Cliffwood Bluff: 1.3 mi
  • Miller Bluff: 1.3 mi
  • Hedgehog Bluff: 1.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 13
  • Swarthout Museum: 0.8 mi
  • Historic Hixon House Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Children's Museum of La Crosse: 1.0 mi
  • Dahl Auto Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Riverside Museum: 1.4 mi
Attractions: 8
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Highway 76 Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Little Spring: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 4.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ribbon V. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillNE 47°428 m21.6 mi
Krueger HillNE 40°414 m14.8 mi
Wanless HillNE 44°414 m18.5 mi
Waldness HillNE 45°413 m17.8 mi
Heller HillNE 44°412 m17.5 mi
Peacock HillN 9°401 m20.6 mi
Bunker HillE 99°394 m15.0 mi
McElhose HillESE 110°379 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
June solstice05:2420:0720:51
September equinox06:5318:2619:04
December solstice07:3715:4416:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465867716961493522
Precip in1.11.11.94.04.95.34.34.54.02.91.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse WFO, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9499142677

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