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Pleasant Ridge

Pleasant Ridge from directly overhead

Pleasant Ridge is a ghost town in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 309 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Schreiner Park, a park 5.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 6.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Wisconsin, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates42.83111, -90.81306

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 48
  • Igor the Mouse: 12.9 mi
  • Cow: 21.5 mi
  • Ram: 23.2 mi
  • Pink Elephant Statue: 23.5 mi
  • Coretta Scott King: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 31
  • Borah Creek Prairie: 9.4 mi
  • Cassville Bluffs State Natural Area: 10.7 mi
  • Nelson Dewey State Park: 12.6 mi
  • Eagle Valley Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
  • Devil's Backbone State Natural Area: 12.9 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 23
Peaks: 16
  • Hefel Ridge: 13.6 mi
  • Pine Knob: 13.7 mi
  • Balltown Ridge: 14.3 mi
  • Sugar Loaf: 15.0 mi
  • Sherrill Mound: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 14.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 15.8 mi
  • The Grotto: 17.9 mi
  • Platte Mound M: 21.1 mi
  • Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platte MoundsESE 103°435 m21.2 mi
Belmont MoundE 100°427 m23.9 mi
Little MoundESE 102°389 m22.0 mi
Sherrill MoundS 177°374 m15.6 mi
Balltown RidgeSSW 201°355 m14.3 mi
Sundown MountainS 181°348 m21.7 mi
Mondell HillNW 317°347 m21.3 mi
Pine KnobNNE 13°325 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:16
June solstice05:2620:0320:46
September equinox06:5118:2519:02
December solstice07:3215:4716:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475868717062493624
Precip in1.21.32.03.84.45.95.03.94.02.92.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 4 WSW, 1 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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