The Rise of Icarus
The Rise of Icarus is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Medusa's Slidewheel, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This is the tallest waterslide in the world, which was debuted on May 25, 2024.
What the record says
- Built
- 5-25-2024
- Elevation
- 145 ft. (44.196m)
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Delton Public Beach: 1.1 mi
- Wilderland Park: 1.4 mi
- Jenkin's Park: 1.6 mi
- Bowman Park: 1.6 mi
- Ralph Hines Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Medusa's Slidewheel: 0.1 mi
- Batting Cages: 0.2 mi
- A Dare Race Track: 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: 7.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.0 mi
- Coon Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Louie Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Rogge Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Moran Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Fritz Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 1.1 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 1.1 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Aldo Leopold Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Hop Raising: 8.8 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 1.4 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: 13.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 14.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 16.5 mi
- Okee Beach: 20.5 mi
- Boating Beach: 22.1 mi
- Moe Settlement: 4.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 5.4 mi
- New Chester: 18.9 mi
- Quincy: 20.0 mi
- Adams Center: 21.0 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 0.8 mi
- CCC Worker: 14.5 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 16.8 mi
- Forevertron: 17.2 mi
- Time Keeper: 17.3 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 12.4 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 13.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 20.0 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 20.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.5 mi
- Knot Garden: 10.5 mi
- Rock Springs: 10.9 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 14.0 mi
- Skillet Falls: 11.5 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Rise of Icarus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | SSW 193° | 451 m | 15.6 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 | 21.9 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | ESE 121° | 388 m | 16.0 mi |
| Potato Hill | WNW 287° | 384 m | 15.1 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11933723377
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