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Capital Springs State Park

Capital Springs State Park from directly overhead

Capital Springs State Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Liberty Pole Hill stands 338 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaw Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.02208, -89.33099
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shaw Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lussier Family Heritage Center: 0.7 mi
  • Sinaiko Park: 1.0 mi
  • McDaniel Park: 1.2 mi
  • Rustic Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Monona Sails: 1.7 mi
  • Monona M: 1.8 mi
  • Robert the Gorilla: 2.2 mi
  • Wizard: 2.9 mi
  • Seasonal Inspirations: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • McFarland Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Rimrock/Green Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • Badger Fountain of Life Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Quann Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Rain Garden: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Seals: 4.7 mi
  • Badgers: 4.7 mi
  • Tundra Buggy: 4.7 mi
  • Grizzly Bears: 4.7 mi
  • Bison: 4.7 mi
Museums: 27
Beaches: 22
Peaks: 14
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Council Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Springs: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.6 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 6.4 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capital Springs State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty Pole HillSSW 197°338 m13.9 mi
Liberty MoundE 93°326 m8.5 mi
Frederick's HillNW 312°317 m10.5 mi
Mount PleasantWSW 241°316 m18.1 mi
Mount JuliaWSW 239°313 m16.8 mi
Badger Mill HillWSW 255°310 m10.5 mi
Eagle HeightsNW 308°308 m7.2 mi
Evergreen HillWNW 299°307 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5720:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2615:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727062503725
Precip in1.71.72.34.24.65.74.74.13.93.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Canada Goose142 obs
  • Northern Shoveler114 obs
  • Mallard112 obs
  • Sandhill Crane100 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird86 obs
  • Song Sparrow81 obs
  • Northern Yellow Warbler76 obs
  • Killdeer67 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/414822160

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