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The Fighting Wisconsin Badger

The Fighting Wisconsin Badger from directly overhead

The Fighting Wisconsin Badger is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Barry Alvarez, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06890, -89.41127

Named places within 25 miles

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Nature reserves
Beaches: 24
  • Vilas Park Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Willow Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Circle Bench: 0.9 mi
  • Brittingham Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Bernie's Beach: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 22
Springs: 8
  • Council Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 1.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Springs: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 3.5 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 8.9 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 11.6 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Train Car: 9.1 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 263°524 m22.5 mi
Indian CastleW 272°354 m24.7 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 318°346 m20.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 180°338 m16.5 mi
Pine KnobW 276°327 m24.8 mi
Liberty MoundESE 106°326 m13.1 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 337°319 m24.4 mi
Frederick's HillNW 316°317 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5444109906

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