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Abraham's Woods State Natural Area

Abraham's Woods State Natural Area from directly overhead

Abraham's Woods State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Liberty Pole Hill stands 338 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Oliver Prairie State Natural Area, a park 0.8 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Abraham's Woods features an old-growth stand of southern mesic forest, which is increasingly rare in Wisconsin. Sugar maple, basswood, and red oak dominate the forest with other canopy trees including bitternut hickory, hackberry, black walnut, butternut,

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.68464, -89.48298
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 36
  • Lacy Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Badger Prairie Meadow: 21.7 mi
  • Verona Meadow: 21.8 mi
  • Epic Community Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 31
Museums: 20
  • Albany Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Brodhead Depot Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Monticello Area Historical Society: 7.1 mi
  • Kelch Aviation Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Green County Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Reubens Cave: 3.0 mi
  • Magnolia Cave: 7.4 mi
  • Airway Beacon Generator Shed (historical): 8.3 mi
  • Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Wildcat Cave: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Fireman's Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Troll Beach: 20.6 mi
  • La Follette Beach: 23.5 mi
  • Pet Swim Area: 23.7 mi
  • Lions Beach: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 5
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 21.6 mi
  • Toy Soldier: 22.3 mi
  • Community: 23.8 mi
  • Seasonal Inspirations: 24.0 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Paradise Cove Artesian Well: 20.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Riley Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 22.2 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 23.3 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 21.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abraham's Woods State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty Pole HillNNE 20°338 m10.7 mi
Mount PleasantNNW 331°316 m16.7 mi
Mount JuliaNNW 335°313 m16.2 mi
Badger Mill HillN 353°310 m20.7 mi
Donald RockNNW 333°300 m21.6 mi
Devil's ChimneyNNW 335°294 m17.9 mi
Marshall BluffNW 321°265 m7.8 mi
Devil's Tea TableWSW 245°246 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2615:4216:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192335475969727062503725
Precip in1.61.82.13.74.25.64.04.33.82.92.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brodhead Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/373472534

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