Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area
Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibraltar Rock, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibraltar Rock: 0.0 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 2.7 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 7.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 8.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 8.5 mi
- Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 0.0 mi
- Immanuel Evangelical Church: 6.3 mi
- Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 6.3 mi
- Rock Crusher Foundation: 7.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 7.2 mi
- Gibraltar Rock County Park: 0.2 mi
- Lake Park: 1.8 mi
- Wayside Park: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Bay Drive Park: 2.5 mi
- Steenbock Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Lakeview Okee Conservancy Park: 2.0 mi
- Wildenberg Wildlife Park: 3.8 mi
- Lodi Marsh State Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Mud Lake Wildlife Area: 5.5 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 7.1 mi
- Time Keeper: 7.1 mi
- CCC Worker: 7.2 mi
- Forevertron: 8.7 mi
- Pink Elephant: 12.8 mi
- Knot Garden: 12.4 mi
- Secret Garden: 12.4 mi
- Rooted: Troy Farm: 17.8 mi
- Rooted: Troy Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Native American Garden: 18.5 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 7.0 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 8.6 mi
- Nature Center: 9.0 mi
- Poynette Area Historical Society: 10.5 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 10.9 mi
- Goose Egg Hill: 1.7 mi
- Owls Head Hill: 3.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 5.7 mi
- Round Top Hill: 6.5 mi
- Sauk Point: 6.6 mi
- Okee Beach: 1.8 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 7.7 mi
- South Shore Beach: 7.9 mi
- North Shore Beach: 8.8 mi
- Mazo Beach: 13.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Devils Nose: 5.6 mi
- East Bluff South Face: 6.9 mi
- Allen Bluff: 7.6 mi
- South Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 8.7 mi
- Springs: 16.4 mi
- Spring House: 18.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 18.6 mi
- Merrill Spring: 19.3 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 8.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 8.4 mi
- Train Car: 23.8 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 24.1 mi
- Skillet Falls: 11.3 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 24.6 mi
- Moe Settlement: 18.4 mi
- Dell Prairie: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | WNW 285° | 451 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNW 334° | 449 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sauk Hill | WNW 297° | 445 m | 8.9 mi |
| Maple Hill | WNW 284° | 424 m | 15.9 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NNE 22° | 388 m | 11.2 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NNE 21° | 380 m | 10.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NW 325° | 366 m | 23.8 mi |
| Indian Castle | SW 220° | 354 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodi Wwtp, 4 mi away.
- eastern redcedar49 obs
- Turkey Vulture37 obs
- eastern white pine30 obs
- wild geranium28 obs
- rock polypody27 obs
- American bladdernut27 obs
- dame's rocket23 obs
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit23 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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