Gasner Hollow Prairie State Natural Area
Gasner Hollow Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Chicken Ridge stands 355 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The American Legion & Auxiliary Post #482, a historic site 1.4 miles away. River Bluffs Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Gasner Hollow Prairie features a steep, dry lime prairie and oak savanna situated on a southwest facing bluff with exposures of dolomite and sandstone. The savanna is noted for its large component of chinquapin oak, here at the northern limit of its range
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the River Bluffs Scenic Byway
- 2.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Crows Nest · 6 mi
- Fire Point · 12 mi
- Hanging Rock · 13 mi
- luster Heights · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wyalusing Park/Beach: 2.2 mi
- Pikes Peak State Park - Mcgregor Area: 4.0 mi
- Pikes Peak State Park - Mcgregor Area: 4.6 mi
- French Town Lake Access: 5.1 mi
- Garnavillo City Park: 6.9 mi
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge: 4.3 mi
- Buck Creek Park: 4.8 mi
- Wyalusing Hardwood Forest State Natural Area: 5.2 mi
- Wyalusing Walnut Forest State Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Devil's Backbone State Natural Area: 5.6 mi
- Garnavillo Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
- McGregor Historical Museum: 7.7 mi
- Fort Crawford Museum: 8.6 mi
- Marquette Depot Museum & Information Center: 9.1 mi
- Driftless Area Wetlands Centre: 9.3 mi
- The American Legion & Auxiliary Post #482: 1.4 mi
- Jefferson Davis Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Rev. James Marquette, S.J.: 9.1 mi
- Pere Marquette and Sieur Jolliet: 9.1 mi
- Prairie du Chien: 9.1 mi
- Mondell Hill: 9.5 mi
- Pine Knob: 12.6 mi
- Chicken Ridge: 17.8 mi
- Hefel Ridge: 18.2 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 20.8 mi
- Point Ann: 7.5 mi
- Nezekaw Point: 11.7 mi
- Eagle Rock: 12.2 mi
- Fire Point: 12.3 mi
- St. Feriole Island Play Area: 9.4 mi
- St. Feriole Island Riverfront Playground: 9.4 mi
- Guttenberg Fish Hatchery: 9.6 mi
- Little Bear Mound: 12.3 mi
- Elkport: 14.7 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 16.7 mi
- Littleport: 17.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 6.0 mi
- Waterfalls: 19.3 mi
- Big Spring: 7.7 mi
- Crowley Spring: 22.9 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 8.9 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 23.8 mi
- Wyalusing Beach: 2.2 mi
- St. Feriole Island Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Roadside Park Reststop: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gasner Hollow Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Ridge | WSW 246° | 355 m | 17.8 mi |
| Balltown Ridge | SSE 152° | 355 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mondell Hill | N 6° | 347 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 247° | 329 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | ENE 64° | 325 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | ENE 58° | 302 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hefel Ridge | SSE 157° | 281 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | SSE 157° | 241 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:04 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:47 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 23 | 35 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prairie DU Chien, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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