Blue Mounds Wildlife Area
Blue Mounds Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brigham Park, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dane County Parks
How to reach it
- 12.3 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Brigham Park: 0.3 mi
- Blue Mounds Fort: 1.2 mi
- C-47 Plane Crash Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Union Cemetery: 4.6 mi
- Springdale Lutheran Church: 6.6 mi
- Brigham County Park: 0.4 mi
- Evenson/Ryan Prairie: 1.0 mi
- Blue Mound State Park: 1.4 mi
- Thomson Memorial Prairie: 2.7 mi
- Stewart Park: 4.1 mi
- Mounds View Park: 1.1 mi
- Hidden Mounds Park: 1.2 mi
- Hickory Hills Park: 3.7 mi
- Quail Ridge Park: 3.8 mi
- Nesheim Park: 3.8 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 11.9 mi
- Epic Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Forward Garden: 12.9 mi
- Theme Garden: 13.0 mi
- Native American Garden: 13.0 mi
- Toy Soldier: 12.7 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 14.6 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 18.0 mi
- Community: 18.1 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 18.5 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 1.0 mi
- Cave of the Mounds: 1.0 mi
- Little Norway: 1.4 mi
- Hauge Log Church: 7.0 mi
- Hyde Mill: 8.6 mi
- Blue Mounds: 1.8 mi
- Indian Castle: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knob: 6.5 mi
- Donald Rock: 8.5 mi
- Ryan Hill: 11.8 mi
- Mazo Beach: 13.4 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 13.9 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 14.5 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 14.7 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 17.3 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 8.2 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 12.8 mi
- Blanchardville Museum: 15.4 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 16.0 mi
- Big Spring: 9.4 mi
- Riley Spring: 9.9 mi
- Spring House: 10.8 mi
- Spring House: 15.8 mi
- Springs: 17.9 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Table Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Enee Point: 15.4 mi
- Point Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 19.9 mi
- Stephens Falls: 15.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 16.0 mi
- Train Car: 12.9 mi
- Pendarvis: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mounds Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 262° | 524 m | 1.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 264° | 371 m | 13.6 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | WNW 283° | 366 m | 20.2 mi |
| Indian Castle | NW 307° | 354 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNE 19° | 346 m | 19.1 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | SE 124° | 338 m | 24.9 mi |
| Hogback Hill | N 356° | 329 m | 23.5 mi |
| Pine Knob | NW 319° | 327 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:42 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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