Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area
Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 291 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Hise Rock, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Judy Kay Busser Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Rock Springs Firemen's Park: 0.8 mi
- Wiedman Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- North Freedom Park: 3.6 mi
- Eastridge Park: 4.5 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 0.3 mi
- Depot Display Area: 3.0 mi
- Shay #9: 3.0 mi
- Copper Range #29: 3.0 mi
- Water Tower Display Area: 3.0 mi
- Cady's Marsh State Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Smith Conservancy: 5.3 mi
- Roger Popple Nature Area: 5.8 mi
- McGilvra Woods State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Hay Creek Nature Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Diamond Hill: 1.4 mi
- Devils Chair: 3.7 mi
- Thieman Hill: 6.2 mi
- Maple Hill: 6.3 mi
- Happy Hill: 7.2 mi
- Coon Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 9.7 mi
- West Bluff: 10.2 mi
- West Bluff: 10.3 mi
- West Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 0.3 mi
- Ringling Brothers Circus: 8.1 mi
- Ring of Honor: 9.4 mi
- Claude House: 10.2 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 11.1 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 3.0 mi
- Steam and Gas Exhibits: 6.3 mi
- Sauk County Historical Society History Center: 8.3 mi
- Sauk County Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 9.4 mi
- North Shore Beach: 10.3 mi
- South Shore Beach: 11.1 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 18.0 mi
- Mazo Beach: 18.9 mi
- Okee Beach: 19.5 mi
- Forevertron: 11.4 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 11.5 mi
- CCC Worker: 11.8 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 12.3 mi
- Time Keeper: 12.4 mi
- Moe Settlement: 13.5 mi
- Dell Prairie: 16.1 mi
- Corwin: 18.1 mi
- Henrietta: 23.8 mi
- Cheyenne Valley: 24.2 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 18.2 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 18.8 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 22.4 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 22.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 0.4 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 10.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.0 mi
- Knot Garden: 7.0 mi
- Skillet Falls: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | SSE 156° | 451 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sauk Point | ESE 107° | 449 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sauk Hill | SE 126° | 445 m | 10.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | S 175° | 424 m | 6.3 mi |
| Daylight Hill | NW 319° | 396 m | 21.6 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | E 89° | 388 m | 20.2 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNW 328° | 384 m | 15.2 mi |
| Townhall Hill | E 91° | 380 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs 3 SW, 4 mi away.
- bloodroot16 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain15 obs
- eastern white pine14 obs
- British soldier lichen14 obs
- Dutchman's breeches11 obs
- marginal wood fern11 obs
- rock polypody11 obs
- Virginia waterleaf11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/38607138
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