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Festge County Park

Festge County Park from directly overhead

Festge County Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Salmo Pond County Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
279 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.12311, -89.68633
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Salmo Pond County Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hollfelder Park: 1.6 mi
  • Cedar Glen Park: 1.8 mi
  • Gausewitz Park: 1.9 mi
  • Zander Community Nature Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Haney's Tavern: 2.3 mi
  • Old Halfway Prairie: 4.9 mi
  • Matz Farmstead: 6.0 mi
  • Union Cemetery: 8.1 mi
  • Springdale Lutheran Church: 8.1 mi
Gardens
  • Forward Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Native American Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Theme Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Rain Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 8.3 mi
Artworks
  • Toy Soldier: 10.4 mi
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 11.8 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 13.0 mi
  • Hoyt Park Pyramid: 13.0 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 47
Peaks: 37
  • Evergreen Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Frederick's Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Blue Mounds: 10.7 mi
  • Pine Knob: 10.9 mi
  • Donald Rock: 11.0 mi
Museums: 27
Beaches: 25
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 10
  • Spring House: 4.7 mi
  • Riley Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Springs: 10.2 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 10.6 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.4 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 15.1 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsSW 232°524 m10.7 mi
Happy HillNNW 335°451 m20.6 mi
Sauk PointN 4°449 m21.1 mi
Sauk HillN 349°445 m19.6 mi
Maple HillNNW 329°424 m22.0 mi
Bunker HillWSW 249°371 m21.5 mi
Indian CastleWSW 254°354 m11.2 mi
Sugarloaf HillN 359°346 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2019:5920:43
September equinox06:4718:2018:58
December solstice07:2815:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455767706961493624
Precip in1.51.32.33.84.45.63.93.32.82.92.31.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • red columbine48 obs
  • mayapple47 obs
  • butterfly milkweed46 obs
  • showy orchis46 obs
  • rue anemone44 obs
  • large-flowered beardtongue44 obs
  • compass plant43 obs
  • prairie smoke41 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/51479049

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