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The Ledge

The Ledge, seen from above at true elevation

The Ledge is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 350 m. Kent Lookout stands 580 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Evergreen River State Fishery Area, a park 4.0 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
350 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.13059, -88.71597

85 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Evergreen River State Fishery Area: 4.0 mi
  • Bear Caves State Natural Area: 7.2 mi
  • Oxbow Rapids Upper Wolf River State Natural Area: 7.5 mi
  • Clubhouse Springpond State Fishery Area: 7.9 mi
  • Jones Springs Management Area: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Ninemile Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Kent Lookout: 11.3 mi
  • Hagar Mountain: 15.8 mi
  • Hib's Knob: 20.6 mi
  • Butler Rock: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • de Langlade: 4.2 mi
  • Spirit Rock: 15.0 mi
  • Menominee Indian Veterans Memorial: 17.5 mi
  • Menominee Reservation: 19.5 mi
  • Remembrance Area: 20.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Punchout Springs: 8.6 mi
  • McCaslin Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Hickey Springs: 18.3 mi
  • Forbes Spring: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • M42A1 Duster Memorial Tank: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Boat Landing Beach: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • M60A3: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kent LookoutNW 314°580 m11.3 mi
McCaslin MountainNE 41°495 m24.1 mi
Ninemile HillNNW 339°463 m7.5 mi
Thunder MountainENE 59°428 m23.6 mi
Hagar MountainENE 71°356 m15.8 mi
Butler RockENE 78°333 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:0820:0120:46
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:3115:2716:16

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131728405363676557443120
Precip in1.31.21.83.13.74.33.63.13.73.12.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood 3 NE, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/480296198

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