Mason Depot Museum
Mason Depot Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Bibon Swamp State Natural Area, a park 3.8 miles away. Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mason Area Historical Society
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Great Divide Highway
109 named places within 25 miles
- Bibon Swamp State Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Grand View Town Park: 5.2 mi
- Sajdak Springs State Natural Area: 6.7 mi
- West End Skating Rink: 12.6 mi
- Beaser Park: 12.8 mi
- Moquah Bear: 9.5 mi
- Encompassed: 13.3 mi
- Sabrina in Orange: 13.3 mi
- Triumph: 13.3 mi
- Deliberate: 13.3 mi
- Saint Peters Dome: 9.8 mi
- Bob Rock: 10.2 mi
- Mount Valhalla: 19.4 mi
- Mount Telemark: 19.7 mi
- Eagles Peak: 22.6 mi
- Swedish Settlement: 9.5 mi
- Radisson - Grosseilliers Fort: 12.3 mi
- Northland College: 13.5 mi
- Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy: 14.9 mi
- The Edmund Fitzgerald: 18.1 mi
- Ashland Historical Society Museum: 13.6 mi
- Washburn Area Historical Society Museum: 18.3 mi
- Cable Namakagon Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
- Cable Natural History Museum: 19.1 mi
- Tony Wise Museum of the American Birkebeiner: 19.2 mi
- Morgan Falls: 9.3 mi
- Red Granite Falls: 20.0 mi
- Copper Falls: 20.6 mi
- Brownstone Falls: 20.7 mi
- Cascades: 20.8 mi
- Medicine Garden: 13.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 13.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 16.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 16.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 18.0 mi
- Francis Island: 15.8 mi
- Star Island: 18.2 mi
- Washburn School Forest and Environmental Education Center: 19.1 mi
- Iron River National Fish Hatchery: 20.2 mi
- Totagatic Lake Wildlife Area: 24.5 mi
- Ashland County Fairgrounds: 12.0 mi
- Locomotive 950: 13.6 mi
- Artesian Well: 13.6 mi
- Tsuga Lumps: 24.9 mi
- Sajdak Springs: 6.6 mi
- Fish Creek Spring: 10.1 mi
- Juniper Rock: 9.5 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light: 16.2 mi
- Garmisch Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | ESE 113° | 571 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Whittlesey | ESE 113° | 571 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Telemark | SSW 207° | 518 m | 19.7 mi |
| Eagles Peak | ESE 115° | 507 m | 22.6 mi |
| Smoky Hill | SW 236° | 457 m | 24.9 mi |
| Saint Peters Dome | SE 126° | 452 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | N 2° | 412 m | 19.4 mi |
| Mount Ashwabay | NNE 17° | 400 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:14 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:30 | 16:21 |
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 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland Kennedy MEM AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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