The Hill Climber
The Hill Climber is an artwork in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Founders Terrace, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Height
- 4.9 m
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Founders Terrace: 0.0 mi
- MC2 Park: 0.3 mi
- Zeidler Union Square: 0.4 mi
- Catalano Square: 0.5 mi
- Vel R. Phillips Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Living The Legend Rivet Walls: 0.1 mi
- The Stone Creek Coffee Factory: 0.3 mi
- Taste of Italy: 0.7 mi
- Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame: 0.8 mi
- River Rhythms: 0.8 mi
- 6th Street South Bascule Bridge: 0.2 mi
- 6th Street North Bascule Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Milwaukee Fire Department Engine House #15: 0.3 mi
- Bradley & Metcalf Shoe Co.: 0.3 mi
- Sinking of the Lady Elgin: 0.3 mi
- Stone Creek Coffee: 0.3 mi
- #MKEMastodon: 0.3 mi
- Untitled, 2017: 0.3 mi
- Watertower: 0.3 mi
- Unity: 0.4 mi
- Lakeshore State Park: 1.0 mi
- Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 1.5 mi
- Downer Woods: 3.8 mi
- 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.2 mi
- Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 4.4 mi
- Northwestern Mutual Gardens: 1.0 mi
- Cudahy Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bumblebee Haven Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Desert Dome: 1.5 mi
- Tropical Dome: 1.6 mi
- Harley-Davidson Museum: 0.0 mi
- National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum: 0.3 mi
- Milwaukee Public Museum: 0.7 mi
- Milwaukee County Historical Center: 0.7 mi
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.5 mi
- Pebble Beach: 1.0 mi
- McKinley Beach: 2.3 mi
- Bradford Beach: 3.0 mi
- Grant Park Beach: 9.0 mi
- Private Beach: 11.8 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 24.6 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 25.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 25.0 mi
- Root Creek: 5.9 mi
- Brookfield Center: 12.0 mi
- Raymond Center: 16.7 mi
- Denoon: 18.0 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 23.9 mi
- Mount Bayside: 10.5 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 22.9 mi
- Lapham Hill: 24.1 mi
- Silurian Spring: 15.6 mi
- Hygeia Spring: 18.0 mi
- Nemahbin Spring: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hill Climber. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | W 270° | 368 m | 24.1 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | SW 224° | 290 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4077306857
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