Ghost town · Wisconsin
Harmon
Harmon is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Mount Telemark stands 518 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tranus Lake State Natural Area, a park 3.7 miles away. Great Divide Highway passes 24 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
location in Wiscons, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates46.06780, -91.66830
- 23.6 mi off the Great Divide Highway
92 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 58
- Tranus Lake State Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Totagatic Highlands Hemlocks State Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- Wayside Park: 6.6 mi
- Kissick Swamp State Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Kissick Alkaline Bog Lake State Natural Area: 7.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner: 9.7 mi
- Fishing Hall of Fame & Museum: 9.9 mi
- Sawyer County Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Kinnamon School Visitor Center & Museum: 16.5 mi
- Railroad Memories Museum: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Water's Edge Trailhead: 9.2 mi
- Hospital Road Trailhead: 9.6 mi
- Olson Road Trailhead: 9.9 mi
- Giant Muskie: 10.0 mi
- Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad: 15.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Namekagon - Court Oreilles Portage: 12.5 mi
- St. Francis Solanus Mission: 18.4 mi
- Pierre Esprit Radisson and Medard Groseilliers: 20.1 mi
- Spooner Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Telehenge: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Kissick Swamp Wildlife Area: 6.9 mi
- Totagatic Lake Wildlife Area: 14.5 mi
- Solon Springs School Forest: 17.7 mi
- Hauer Springs State Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 4
- County Hill: 8.2 mi
- Smoky Hill: 14.1 mi
- Crystal Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Mount Telemark: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 3
- Hayward Sucks: 5.5 mi
- Spooner Blows: 5.5 mi
- Spooner Cowboy: 18.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Beaver Brook Spring: 23.0 mi
- Red Cedar Springs: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Leo Creek Wayside: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harmon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Telemark | ENE 68° | 518 m | 21.4 mi |
| Smoky Hill | NE 36° | 457 m | 14.1 mi |
| County Hill | ESE 113° | 425 m | 8.2 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | SSW 200° | 381 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:40 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:16 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:34 | 16:24 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 46 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayward RS, 9 mi away.
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