Baraboo River Waterfowl Production Area
Baraboo River Waterfowl Production Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Baraboo River Floodplain Forest State Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park: 2.6 mi
- Sanborn Park: 2.8 mi
- Riverside Park: 3.1 mi
- Goodyear Park: 3.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 3.6 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 12.2 mi
- Elephant Rock: 12.6 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 12.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 12.9 mi
- Whooping Crane: 13.2 mi
- Pierre Pauquette Ferry Marker: 2.6 mi
- Marquette: 4.8 mi
- Fort Winnebago: 4.8 mi
- The Lower Narrows: 6.7 mi
- Aldo Leopold Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Townhall Hill: 2.1 mi
- Owls Head Hill: 9.3 mi
- Sauk Point: 9.6 mi
- Goose Egg Hill: 12.0 mi
- Saint Lawrence Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Whites Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Pine Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Allen Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site: 4.8 mi
- Leopold Center: 8.0 mi
- Poynette Area Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Conservation Museum: 9.8 mi
- Logging Museum: 10.0 mi
- CCC Worker: 12.5 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 15.0 mi
- Time Keeper: 15.5 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 16.5 mi
- Forevertron: 16.7 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 3.5 mi
- Okee Beach: 10.6 mi
- North Shore Beach: 12.9 mi
- South Shore Beach: 13.2 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 19.5 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 5.2 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 5.6 mi
- Moe Settlement: 12.0 mi
- Dell Prairie: 15.6 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 13.8 mi
- Rock Springs: 21.0 mi
- Knot Garden: 14.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 14.8 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Skillet Falls: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baraboo River Waterfowl Production Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | WSW 247° | 451 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sauk Point | WSW 237° | 449 m | 9.6 mi |
| Sauk Hill | WSW 242° | 445 m | 14.9 mi |
| Maple Hill | WSW 250° | 424 m | 21.9 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | SW 232° | 388 m | 1.3 mi |
| Townhall Hill | SW 222° | 380 m | 2.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | WNW 294° | 366 m | 20.6 mi |
| Grubb Hill | WNW 298° | 354 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portage Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/303391965
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