Platte Mound M
Platte Mound M is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 404 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the east-northeast, 0.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Platteville Mound Park, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
public artwork of whitewashed stones in Wisconsin, United States
Dates from 1937.
Wikidata Q7202491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 30.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Allison Point · 20 mi
- Shiras Point · 20 mi
- River Viewing Point · 20 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Prairie View Park: 3.0 mi
- Mound View Park: 3.1 mi
- Legion Park: 3.4 mi
- Smith Park: 3.8 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 19.4 mi
- An Ode to the River: 22.1 mi
- Kerouac Quotation: 22.1 mi
- Owl's Moon: 22.1 mi
- Portal: 22.1 mi
- Belmont - Wisconsin Territory 1836: 2.3 mi
- 1998 Wisconsin Assembly: 2.3 mi
- Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address at Wisconsin's First Capitol: 2.3 mi
- Old Rock Church: 10.2 mi
- Historic Mineral Point: 13.1 mi
- First Capitol Historical Site: 2.3 mi
- Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- The Grotto: 13.4 mi
- Pendarvis Historic Site: 13.7 mi
- Shullsburg factory tour: 15.9 mi
- The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum: 4.0 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 13.3 mi
- The Lafayette County Historical Society Depot Museum: 15.7 mi
- Badger Mine and Museum: 15.9 mi
- Passage Thru Time Museum: 16.3 mi
- Platte Mounds: 0.1 mi
- Little Mound: 0.9 mi
- Belmont Mound: 3.0 mi
- White Hill: 17.8 mi
- Sinsinawa Mound: 17.9 mi
- Platteville Mound Park: 0.0 mi
- Belmont Prairie State Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Belmont Mound State Park: 2.9 mi
- Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- SW WI Grassland & Stream Conservation Area - Davis Unit: 14.3 mi
- Big Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cleary Spring: 22.9 mi
- Spring House: 23.0 mi
- Marsden Well: 24.3 mi
- Pendarvis: 13.7 mi
- Sinnipee: 18.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 21.1 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 19.1 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 23.0 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 24.4 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 22.4 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 22.6 mi
- Hosta Garden: 24.4 mi
- Enee Point: 22.4 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 13.7 mi
- Stephens Falls: 23.0 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Platte Mound M. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | ENE 61° | 435 m | 0.1 mi |
| Belmont Mound | E 82° | 427 m | 3.0 mi |
| Little Mound | E 96° | 389 m | 0.9 mi |
| White Hill | SSE 149° | 381 m | 17.8 mi |
| Charles Mound | SSE 155° | 374 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | WSW 241° | 374 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NE 43° | 371 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Sumner | SSE 147° | 357 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:01 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:45 | 16:31 |
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 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platteville, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6990499489
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 22 mi
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