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Lost Temple

Lost Temple from directly overhead

Lost Temple is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lab Rat Maze, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2012-06-09

How to reach it

Coordinates43.62162, -89.78467

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jenkin's Park: 0.8 mi
  • Bowman Park: 1.0 mi
  • Indiana Avenue Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Delton Public Beach: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 49
Peaks: 38
  • Blue Mound: 3.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Knob: 4.5 mi
  • Fox Point: 6.1 mi
  • Grubb Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 31
Historic sites: 21
  • Wisconsin Dells: 0.3 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 1.3 mi
  • Aldo Leopold Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Hop Raising: 8.5 mi
Museums: 17
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 5
Rest areas: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Secret Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Knot Garden: 11.1 mi
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillSSW 194°451 m16.3 mi
Sauk PointSSE 155°449 m14.8 mi
Sauk HillS 175°445 m15.2 mi
Maple HillSSW 202°424 m16.7 mi
Daylight HillWNW 289°396 m22.1 mi
Cascade MountainESE 124°388 m16.0 mi
Potato HillWNW 284°384 m15.3 mi
Townhall HillSE 127°380 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:12
June solstice05:1920:0120:45
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:3015:3916:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133455767716961483524
Precip in1.31.42.34.14.45.14.04.23.82.82.21.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/704743091

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