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Telehenge

Telehenge from directly overhead

Telehenge is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Mount Telemark stands 518 m to the south-southwest, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner, a museum 0.1 miles away. Great Divide Highway passes 9.1 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

Remnants of the Telemark Lodge - Chimney and elevator shaft.

How to reach it

Coordinates46.19004, -91.24756

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Wayside Wanderings Natural Play Area: 2.3 mi
  • Cable Town Park: 2.9 mi
  • Totagatic Lake State Wildlife Managament Area: 8.0 mi
  • Namekagon Lake Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Saint Croix National Scenic River: 8.9 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Telemark: 0.6 mi
  • Smoky Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Bob Rock: 14.1 mi
  • County Hill: 17.2 mi
  • Saint Peters Dome: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Olson Road Trailhead: 15.3 mi
  • Water's Edge Trailhead: 15.5 mi
  • Hospital Road Trailhead: 15.8 mi
  • Giant Muskie: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Swedish Settlement: 15.0 mi
  • Namekagon - Court Oreilles Portage: 21.2 mi
  • St. Francis Solanus Mission: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Vegetable Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Flower Garden: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Spooner Blows: 22.1 mi
  • Hayward Sucks: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Garmisch Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Juniper Rock: 14.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Sajdak Springs: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Morgan Falls: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TelemarkSSW 204°518 m0.6 mi
Smoky HillWNW 284°457 m12.1 mi
Saint Peters DomeNE 56°452 m20.1 mi
County HillSW 227°425 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1420:1421:01
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4515:3216:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111527395262666558443017
Precip in1.21.12.13.24.13.75.13.53.83.22.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Drummond, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9789374020

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