Elcho School Forest
Elcho School Forest is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 524 m. Lookout Mountain stands 586 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bogus Swamp State Natural Area, a nature reserve 3.9 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 29 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- School District of Elcho
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Heritage Drive
91 named places within 25 miles
- Monito Lake State Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Enterprise Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
- Mendik Park: 15.5 mi
- Saratoga Park: 15.6 mi
- Remington Lake: 15.8 mi
- Bogus Swamp State Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Lawrence Lake State Natural Area: 11.7 mi
- Lily Springs State Fishery Area: 16.9 mi
- Little Rice Wildlife Area: 19.0 mi
- Alta Springs Fishery Area: 19.8 mi
- Hib's Knob: 8.9 mi
- Baldy Hill: 13.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Kent Lookout: 16.1 mi
- West Hill: 17.4 mi
- Remembrance Area: 9.4 mi
- Northern Highland: 20.5 mi
- de Langlade: 24.3 mi
- Langlade County Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Forest County Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- FCP Cultural Center, Library & Museum: 20.4 mi
- Northwoods Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Organic Garden: 20.8 mi
- Punchout Springs: 21.3 mi
- McCaslin Spring: 21.4 mi
- Logger's Site: 21.4 mi
- Backwoods Breakfast: 21.6 mi
- Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 21.9 mi
- Hodag: 22.6 mi
- M60A3: 14.4 mi
- Keith: 16.2 mi
- Hodag Beach: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elcho School Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Mountain | W 276° | 586 m | 15.8 mi |
| Sugarbush Hill | NE 53° | 583 m | 20.9 mi |
| Kent Lookout | SE 124° | 580 m | 16.1 mi |
| East Hill | NE 46° | 565 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baldy Hill | WNW 289° | 554 m | 13.1 mi |
| Irma Hill | W 266° | 536 m | 24.2 mi |
| Chase Hill | W 269° | 534 m | 23.1 mi |
| West Hill | NE 41° | 531 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:04 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:28 | 16:17 |
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 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Antigo, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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