Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area
Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 487 m. Pleasant Lake Lookout stands 570 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry Springs, a spring 3.9 miles away. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 487 m
How to reach it
100 named places within 25 miles
- Boot Lake State Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Springstead Muskeg State Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- Thunderbird Park: 6.6 mi
- Patterson Hemlocks State Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Powell Marsh State Public Hunting Grounds: 8.4 mi
- Lost Island: 8.1 mi
- Spud Island: 8.2 mi
- Eagle Island: 8.4 mi
- Camp Island: 8.5 mi
- Crawling Stone Woods: 8.6 mi
- Aoudad: 15.6 mi
- Serval: 15.6 mi
- River Otter: 15.6 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 15.6 mi
- Woodchuck: 15.7 mi
- Great Lakes Intertribal Council: 5.4 mi
- Lac du Flambeau: 5.5 mi
- Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 17.1 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 17.1 mi
- M60A3 Patton Tank: 17.5 mi
- George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center: 6.5 mi
- Waswagoning: 9.6 mi
- Little Bohemia Lodge: 11.5 mi
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum: 17.1 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 17.4 mi
- Ferry Springs: 3.9 mi
- Newman Springs: 9.3 mi
- Hogsback Springs: 17.1 mi
- Newman Lake Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Sailor Lake Day Use Area: 15.8 mi
- Brandy Beach: 16.7 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 17.4 mi
- Pleasant Lake Lookout: 23.2 mi
- Jack Pine Lookout Tower: 24.6 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.7 mi
- Coolidge: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | NW 317° | 570 m | 23.2 mi |
| Jack Pine Lookout Tower | SSE 154° | 479 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:33 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:09 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:28 | 16:18 |
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 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rest Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354531826
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