- Elevation, modelled
- 259 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Happy Hill451 m · 15.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway21.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 43.6113, -89.7911
Medusa's Slidewheel is a attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled 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. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
- Built
- 2022
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 |
- 21.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
141 named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 49
- 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
Peaks: 38
- 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
Historic sites: 21
- 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
Museums: 17
- 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
Ghost towns: 6
- Moe Settlement: 4.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 5.4 mi
- New Chester: 18.9 mi
- Quincy: 20.1 mi
- Adams Center: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- North Shore Beach: 13.0 mi
- South Shore Beach: 14.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
- Boating Beach: 22.2 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- 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
Waterfalls: 1
- Skillet Falls: 11.4 mi
| 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 |
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