Chimney Rock State Wetlands Area
Chimney Rock State Wetlands Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 292 m. Otteson Bluff stands 383 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is French Park, a park 2.4 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 292 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- French Park: 2.4 mi
- Bolen Creek State Public Hunting Grounds: 3.3 mi
- Andy Pafko Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Anderson Hill: 5.5 mi
- St. Croix County Fairgrounds: 5.7 mi
- Bjornson Education & Recreation Center: 12.2 mi
- Cylon Marsh Wildlife Area: 12.9 mi
- State of Wisconsin Lands: 15.5 mi
- Lake Menomin Fishery Area: 15.6 mi
- Kobernick Waterfowl Production Area: 16.1 mi
- Anderson Hill: 5.6 mi
- Otteson Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Meadow Hill: 16.8 mi
- Hanke Hill: 17.4 mi
- Harvey Hill: 17.6 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- World War I Historic Marker: 16.1 mi
- Chippewa Valley White Pine Historic Marker: 16.2 mi
- Dunn County Veterans Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Bell Monument: 17.9 mi
- Gnome of the steps: 17.5 mi
- What You See Is What You Get: 17.6 mi
- Portal: 17.7 mi
- Gateway: 17.8 mi
- Borderline: 17.8 mi
- Clear Lake Museum: 13.6 mi
- Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum: 16.0 mi
- Dunn County Historical Society: 16.0 mi
- Wilson Place Museum: 17.1 mi
- Colfax Railroad Museum: 18.9 mi
- Friendship Garden: 4.8 mi
- UW-Sprout: 17.2 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 17.9 mi
- Dunn County Jail Garden: 17.9 mi
- brewery nønic: 17.5 mi
- Interpretive Center: 18.3 mi
- Crystal Cave: 20.6 mi
- New Richmond Heritage Center: 22.1 mi
- Menomonie Westbound Rest Area 62: 16.0 mi
- Menomonie Eastbound Rest Area 61: 16.2 mi
- Chetek Rest Area 34: 24.9 mi
- Wakanda Beach: 16.4 mi
- Amery Swimming Beach: 19.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 16.5 mi
- Old Maids Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Tripp Falls: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chimney Rock State Wetlands Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otteson Bluff | SE 138° | 383 m | 12.8 mi |
| Tuttle Hill | S 188° | 372 m | 24.7 mi |
| Elk Mound | SE 129° | 368 m | 24.9 mi |
| Panther Hill | SE 127° | 350 m | 22.3 mi |
| Hammond Hill | S 190° | 342 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hanke Hill | SE 125° | 341 m | 17.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SSE 162° | 341 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:14 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgeland 1nne, 12 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal2 obs
- Baltimore Oriole2 obs
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak2 obs
- white campion2 obs
- Mourning Dove1 obs
- Blue Jay1 obs
- Orchard Oriole1 obs
- Common Grackle1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/381677930
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