Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie State Natural Area
Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Earth Creek Fishery Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.0 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.4 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.5 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.6 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 1.7 mi
- Veteran's Park: 1.3 mi
- Creekside Park: 1.5 mi
- Lake Marion Park: 2.1 mi
- Appleby Circle Park: 2.3 mi
- Mazo Bluff Park: 2.5 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 3.5 mi
- Village Of Dover: 3.7 mi
- Haney's Tavern: 6.7 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 7.8 mi
- Brigham Park: 8.0 mi
- Forward Garden: 11.3 mi
- Native American Garden: 11.3 mi
- Theme Garden: 11.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 11.3 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 12.2 mi
- Toy Soldier: 14.1 mi
- Forevertron: 15.6 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 15.7 mi
- Time Keeper: 15.7 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 16.2 mi
- Little Norway: 7.7 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 8.6 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 8.7 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 10.1 mi
- Hyde Mill: 11.2 mi
- Pine Knob: 6.9 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 7.1 mi
- Indian Castle: 7.6 mi
- Blue Mounds: 8.6 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Mazo Beach: 6.4 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 9.6 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 15.8 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 16.1 mi
- Indianola Beach: 17.2 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 1.3 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 10.9 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 13.6 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 13.7 mi
- Table Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Point Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Spring House: 9.0 mi
- Riley Spring: 11.1 mi
- Big Spring: 13.9 mi
- Springs: 14.6 mi
- Merrill Spring: 16.0 mi
- Train Car: 14.3 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.8 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.9 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 16.9 mi
- Stephens Falls: 19.5 mi
- Skillet Falls: 21.3 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | SSW 208° | 524 m | 8.6 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 346° | 451 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNE 16° | 449 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sauk Hill | N 2° | 445 m | 18.2 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 339° | 424 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WSW 241° | 371 m | 18.0 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | W 263° | 366 m | 22.0 mi |
| Indian Castle | WSW 237° | 354 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:41 | 16:28 |
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 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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