Cave of the Mounds
Cave of the Mounds is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-northwest, 2.0 miles off. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cave in United States of America
Wikidata Q5054958, matched on coordinates and name (120 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Mounds Park: 0.5 mi
- Mounds View Park: 1.0 mi
- Hickory Hills Park: 3.4 mi
- Nesheim Park: 3.4 mi
- Kittleson Krest Park: 3.6 mi
- Brigham County Park: 0.6 mi
- Evenson/Ryan Prairie: 0.7 mi
- Blue Mounds Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Blue Mound State Park: 1.6 mi
- Thomson Memorial Prairie: 2.0 mi
- Blue Mounds Fort: 0.6 mi
- Brigham Park: 0.7 mi
- C-47 Plane Crash Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Union Cemetery: 4.3 mi
- Springdale Lutheran Church: 6.3 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 11.9 mi
- Epic Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 13.0 mi
- Forward Garden: 13.1 mi
- Theme Garden: 13.2 mi
- Toy Soldier: 12.5 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 14.4 mi
- Community: 18.0 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 18.0 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 18.5 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 0.0 mi
- Little Norway: 1.4 mi
- Hauge Log Church: 6.0 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 8.7 mi
- Hyde Mill: 9.0 mi
- Blue Mounds: 2.0 mi
- Indian Castle: 6.0 mi
- Pine Knob: 7.3 mi
- Donald Rock: 8.0 mi
- Ryan Hill: 11.2 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 14.0 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 14.2 mi
- Mazo Beach: 14.4 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 14.8 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 18.0 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 9.0 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 12.0 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 14.5 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 16.3 mi
- Big Spring: 8.7 mi
- Riley Spring: 9.8 mi
- Spring House: 11.1 mi
- Spring House: 15.9 mi
- Merrill Spring: 18.1 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Table Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Enee Point: 15.4 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Point Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 19.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 15.8 mi
- Stephens Falls: 15.9 mi
- Train Car: 12.7 mi
- Pendarvis: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cave of the Mounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WNW 291° | 524 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 269° | 371 m | 13.7 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | WNW 286° | 366 m | 20.5 mi |
| Indian Castle | NW 314° | 354 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNE 18° | 346 m | 20.0 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | ESE 122° | 338 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hogback Hill | N 356° | 329 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | NW 324° | 327 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:42 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13173541681
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