Pleasant Ridge
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. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Wisconsin, United States
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 14.9 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 21 mi
- Allison Point · 22 mi
- Shiras Point · 22 mi
- River Viewing Point · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schreiner Park: 5.0 mi
- Klondyke Park: 5.0 mi
- Baus Park: 5.2 mi
- Courthouse Square: 5.3 mi
- Ryland Park: 5.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Veteran’s Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Anderson Mills & The Dinky Railroad: 15.2 mi
- Woodman & the Dinky railroad: 17.8 mi
- Old Rock Church: 18.2 mi
- Grant County History Museum: 5.4 mi
- Passage Thru Time Museum: 11.0 mi
- ABA National Brewery Museum: 11.5 mi
- Cassville Farmall Museum: 12.1 mi
- Stonefield Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- 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
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 14.7 mi
- The Grotto: 17.9 mi
- Platte Mound M: 21.1 mi
- Dark Chambers Haunted Attraction: 21.7 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 23.1 mi
- Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: 21.2 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 23.1 mi
- Dubuque Rescue Mission Garden: 24.3 mi
- Tennyson Falls: 12.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 21.3 mi
- Point Ann: 22.4 mi
- Kellys Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Big Spring: 15.2 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 18.5 mi
- Grant County Rest Area 106: 23.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | ESE 103° | 435 m | 21.2 mi |
| Belmont Mound | E 100° | 427 m | 23.9 mi |
| Little Mound | ESE 102° | 389 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sherrill Mound | S 177° | 374 m | 15.6 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | SSW 201° | 355 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sundown Mountain | S 181° | 348 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mondell Hill | NW 317° | 347 m | 21.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Point | NNE 13° | 309 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
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 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 4 WSW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Dubuque · 24 mi
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