- Elevation, modelled
- 334 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kent Lookout580 m · 24.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 45.3185, -88.3915
Forbes Springs State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled 334 m. Kent Lookout stands 580 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Forbes Spring, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The centerpiece of this site is Forbes Springs, a spring pond. From this pond exits Forbes Creek, a fast, hard, cold waterway. Although outside the designated SNA, the adjacent federally designated Old-growth site also has some fine wetlands including a l
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forbes Springs State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Lookout | WSW 258° | 580 m | 24.5 mi |
| McCaslin Mountain | N 359° | 495 m | 5.3 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | WSW 252° | 463 m | 19.4 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | E 101° | 428 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hagar Mountain | S 186° | 356 m | 7.9 mi |
| Butler Rock | SSE 149° | 333 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Tom | E 93° | 306 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount LeBett | SSE 147° | 296 m | 21.6 mi |
69 named places within 25 miles
- Mary Park: 3.3 mi
- Snow Falls Creek State Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- McCaslin Mountain State Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Marinette County Beech Forest State Natural Area: 9.3 mi
- Old Veteran Lake Park: 9.5 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 4.5 mi
- McCaslin Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Hagar Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Butler Rock: 10.1 mi
- Mount Tom: 16.6 mi
- Thunder River State Rearing Station: 5.8 mi
- Governor Thompson State Park: 7.6 mi
- Glocke Lake State Natural Area: 8.6 mi
- High Falls Dam Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Peshtigo Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Veteran's Falls: 9.4 mi
- Spillway: 9.7 mi
- Emergancy Spillway: 9.8 mi
- Strong Falls: 14.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 20.1 mi
- Grindle Lake Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Little Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Backwoods Breakfast: 18.1 mi
- Logger's Site: 18.3 mi
- Landing 9: 7.7 mi
- Woods Lake Beach: 8.5 mi
- Boat Landing Beach: 11.2 mi
- Left Foot Lake Beach: 20.3 mi
- Forbes Spring: 0.0 mi
- Hickey Springs: 2.4 mi
- McCaslin Spring: 16.0 mi
- de Langlade: 18.8 mi
- American Legion Memorial Tank: 19.8 mi
- Half Way North: 22.2 mi
- The Ledge: 20.4 mi
- Blueberry Point: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:00 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:25 | 16:14 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood 3 NE, 5 mi away.
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