- Elevation, modelled
- 404 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Platte Mounds435 m · 0.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Great River Road13.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:44local time
- Coordinates
- 42.7635, -90.4068
Platte Mound M is a attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled 404 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the east-northeast, 0.1 miles off. Great River Road passes 13 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
public artwork of whitewashed stones in Wisconsin, United States
Dates from 1937.
Wikidata Q7202491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
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 |
- 13.3 mi off the Great River RoadNational
- 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
104 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 28
- 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
Attractions: 24
- 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
Museums: 24
- 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
Peaks: 21
- 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
Ghost towns: 3
- Pendarvis: 13.7 mi
- Sinnipee: 18.2 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Tennyson Falls: 13.7 mi
- Stephens Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Twin Valley Beach: 24.4 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 22 mi
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