Medusa's Slidewheel
Medusa's Slidewheel is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Rise of Icarus, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022
How to reach it
- 21.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Delton Public Beach: 1.0 mi
- Wilderland Park: 1.4 mi
- Jenkin's Park: 1.6 mi
- Bowman Park: 1.6 mi
- Ralph Hines Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- The Rise of Icarus: 0.1 mi
- A Dare Race Track: 0.2 mi
- Batting Cages: 0.2 mi
- Original Wisconsin Ducks: 0.2 mi
- Dells Army Ducks: 0.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 4.3 mi
- Blue Mound: 4.3 mi
- Fox Point: 6.6 mi
- Grubb Hill: 7.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.1 mi
- Coon Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Louie Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Rogge Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Moran Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Fritz Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 1.1 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 1.1 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Aldo Leopold Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Hop Raising: 8.9 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 1.5 mi
- Museum of Root Beer: 1.6 mi
- Dells Country Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 2.1 mi
- North Shore Beach: 13.0 mi
- South Shore Beach: 14.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
- Okee Beach: 20.5 mi
- Boating Beach: 22.2 mi
- Moe Settlement: 4.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 5.4 mi
- New Chester: 18.9 mi
- Quincy: 20.1 mi
- Adams Center: 21.1 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 0.8 mi
- CCC Worker: 14.4 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 16.8 mi
- Forevertron: 17.1 mi
- Time Keeper: 17.2 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 12.4 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 13.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 19.9 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 20.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.4 mi
- Knot Garden: 10.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 10.9 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 13.9 mi
- Skillet Falls: 11.4 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medusa's Slidewheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | SSW 193° | 451 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sauk Point | SSE 152° | 449 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sauk Hill | S 174° | 445 m | 14.6 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSW 202° | 424 m | 16.0 mi |
| Daylight Hill | WNW 291° | 396 m | 22.0 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | ESE 121° | 388 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | WNW 287° | 384 m | 15.2 mi |
| Townhall Hill | SE 124° | 380 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10187690180
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