Drywood Wildlife Area
Drywood Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Baldy Mountain stands 422 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Drywood Creek State Public Hunting Ground, a park 0.2 miles away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Drywood Creek State Public Hunting Ground: 0.2 mi
- Riverview Park: 5.8 mi
- Pine Harbor Woods County Park: 6.9 mi
- Pine Harbor Woods Park: 7.0 mi
- Ray's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Old Abe, The War Eagle: 4.0 mi
- The Cobban Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Nation's First Cooperative Generating Station: 9.4 mi
- Cannon: 9.4 mi
- Pulp Wood Stacker: 9.7 mi
- Cadott School Forest: 5.0 mi
- Krank Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Kemper Woods: 11.2 mi
- Hallie Marsh Wildlife Area: 12.0 mi
- Augusta Wildlife Area: 20.9 mi
- Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology: 11.3 mi
- Cook Rutledge Mansion: 11.8 mi
- Fall Creek Museum: 18.7 mi
- Fall Creek Public Library: 18.7 mi
- Children’s Museum of Eau Claire: 20.9 mi
- Baldy Mountain: 12.7 mi
- Pikes Peak: 16.3 mi
- Mount Tom: 20.0 mi
- Mount Simon: 20.2 mi
- Plank Hill: 20.9 mi
- Skydive Wissota: 7.3 mi
- United States Army Tribute Bridge: 11.3 mi
- Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge: 11.3 mi
- POO Corners: 13.5 mi
- State Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- General Public Beach: 24.7 mi
- Campground Beach: 24.9 mi
- Old Abe Statue: 3.9 mi
- History of Chippewa Falls, WI: 11.4 mi
- 3rd Street Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Old Maids Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Worden: 18.4 mi
- Forest Street Garden: 20.9 mi
- New Auburn Rest Area 33: 24.0 mi
- Beckey Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drywood Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Mountain | NNW 344° | 422 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNW 326° | 380 m | 16.3 mi |
| Moldenhauer Hill | S 183° | 338 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | SW 224° | 309 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Washington | SW 226° | 305 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Simon | SW 228° | 289 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:38 | 16:26 |
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 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 34 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JIM Falls 3NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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