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Bogus Swamp State Natural Area

Bogus Swamp State Natural Area from directly overhead

Bogus Swamp State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 507 m. Lookout Mountain stands 586 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Elcho School Forest, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
507 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.33191, -89.20984

94 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 55
  • Monito Lake State Natural Area: 6.7 mi
  • Mendik Park: 12.8 mi
  • Remington Lake: 12.9 mi
  • Saratoga Park: 12.9 mi
  • Third Ward Park: 13.1 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Hib's Knob: 11.7 mi
  • Baldy Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 14.0 mi
  • Kent Lookout: 16.9 mi
  • Porcupine Mountain: 19.1 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Organic Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Northwoods Community Garden: 21.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Punchout Springs: 20.8 mi
  • McCaslin Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Logger's Site: 22.9 mi
  • Backwoods Breakfast: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 23.2 mi
  • Hodag: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • M60A3: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Hodag Beach: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bogus Swamp State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWNW 290°586 m14.0 mi
Sugarbush HillNE 51°583 m24.7 mi
Kent LookoutESE 111°580 m16.9 mi
East HillNE 45°565 m22.1 mi
Baldy HillNW 306°554 m12.3 mi
Irma HillW 274°536 m21.6 mi
Chase HillW 277°534 m20.7 mi
West HillNE 41°531 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:09
June solstice05:1020:0420:49
September equinox06:4518:1718:56
December solstice07:3415:2816:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121527415363676558453118
Precip in0.80.71.32.53.34.53.53.43.43.01.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antigo, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/354531384

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