- Elevation, modelled
- 269 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Happy Hill451 m · 12.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway18.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:45local time
- Coordinates
- 43.5644, -89.8210
Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 269 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Fern Dell Gorge features a small but spectacular gorge cut into Upper Cambrian sandstone. The narrow, mile long gorge is a tributary to the larger Mirror Lake gorge. According to geologic interpretations, Dell Creek eroded the Mirror Lake gorge after the
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- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | S 190° | 451 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sauk Point | SE 139° | 449 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sauk Hill | SSE 165° | 445 m | 11.6 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSW 201° | 424 m | 12.4 mi |
| Daylight Hill | WNW 300° | 396 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | ESE 108° | 388 m | 15.9 mi |
| Potato Hill | WNW 300° | 384 m | 15.1 mi |
| Townhall Hill | ESE 111° | 380 m | 15.8 mi |
- 18.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Ralph Hines Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Captain Bob's Park: 2.1 mi
- Lake Delton Skate Park: 2.3 mi
- Wilderland Park: 2.7 mi
- Take Flight Aerial Adventure Ride: 2.5 mi
- Wilderwoods Indoor Go-Karts: 2.5 mi
- Tommy Bartlett Exploratory: 2.6 mi
- Wilderness Canyon Zip Line: 2.6 mi
- Horse Drawn Wagon Rides: 2.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 5.0 mi
- Diamond Hill: 7.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.8 mi
- Grubb Hill: 8.5 mi
- Devils Chair: 9.0 mi
- Coon Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Louie Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Moran Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Fritz Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Rogge Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 3.8 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 4.7 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 7.1 mi
- Ring of Honor: 8.0 mi
- Steam and Gas Exhibits: 3.0 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 5.0 mi
- Museum of Root Beer: 5.1 mi
- Dells Country Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- North Shore Beach: 10.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 11.7 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
- Okee Beach: 18.8 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 20.8 mi
- Moe Settlement: 6.5 mi
- Dell Prairie: 8.9 mi
- New Chester: 22.5 mi
- Quincy: 22.6 mi
- Corwin: 23.4 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 4.4 mi
- CCC Worker: 12.0 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 14.0 mi
- Forevertron: 14.1 mi
- Time Keeper: 14.4 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 14.3 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 15.3 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 19.4 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 19.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.4 mi
- Knot Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 7.4 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 11.2 mi
- Skillet Falls: 8.5 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, 4 mi away.
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