Barneveld Prairie
Barneveld Prairie is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kittleson Krest Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kittleson Krest Park: 1.5 mi
- Pocket Park: 1.8 mi
- Quail Ridge Park: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Birch Lake Park: 2.3 mi
- Shea Prairie: 2.0 mi
- Thomson Memorial Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Schurch-Thomson Prairie: 3.3 mi
- Blue Mound State Park: 3.8 mi
- Evenson/Ryan Prairie: 4.1 mi
- C-47 Plane Crash Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Blue Mounds Fort: 4.0 mi
- Brigham Park: 4.8 mi
- Cabin Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Old Military Road: 8.3 mi
- Epic Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 16.2 mi
- Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 17.2 mi
- Forward Garden: 17.6 mi
- Theme Garden: 17.7 mi
- Blue Mounds: 3.5 mi
- Indian Castle: 6.2 mi
- Ryan Hill: 7.1 mi
- Pine Knob: 7.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.7 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 4.6 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 4.6 mi
- Ridgeway Depot: 5.0 mi
- Hauge Log Church: 5.5 mi
- Little Norway: 6.0 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 8.4 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 12.4 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 12.8 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 16.9 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 10.3 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 10.8 mi
- Mazo Beach: 16.9 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 18.1 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Big Spring: 11.9 mi
- Spring House: 12.1 mi
- Riley Spring: 14.1 mi
- Spring House: 15.7 mi
- Merrill Spring: 22.6 mi
- Toy Soldier: 16.6 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 18.4 mi
- Community: 22.3 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 22.3 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 22.8 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Enee Point: 11.4 mi
- Table Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Point Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Stephens Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 19.8 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 24.0 mi
- Pendarvis: 16.4 mi
- Train Car: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barneveld Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | NE 39° | 524 m | 3.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 280° | 371 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | WNW 296° | 366 m | 17.3 mi |
| Indian Castle | N 358° | 354 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNE 26° | 346 m | 23.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | N 358° | 327 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bigelow Hill | WNW 303° | 322 m | 20.5 mi |
| Point Jude / Point Judith | NW 314° | 322 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:42 | 16:29 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodgeville Wwtp, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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