Harlan Hills Prairie
Harlan Hills Prairie is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicory Meadow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Fitchburg
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Chicory Meadow Park: 0.2 mi
- Kyle Stiegert Greenway: 0.5 mi
- Rosecommons Park: 0.5 mi
- Arbor Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- Marlborough Park: 0.7 mi
- University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 0.4 mi
- Knollwood Conservation Park: 0.4 mi
- Dunn's Marsh Natural Area: 0.7 mi
- Dawley Conservancy Park: 0.8 mi
- Nevin Springs Fishery and Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- Community: 1.0 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 1.1 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 1.6 mi
- Seasonal Inspirations: 2.0 mi
- Turtle: 2.8 mi
- Magnolia & Lilac: 1.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.3 mi
- Honeylocust: 1.3 mi
- Birch: 1.3 mi
- Crabapple: 1.3 mi
- Old Spring Hotel: 1.7 mi
- Kenneth Jensen Wheeler Council Ring: 2.1 mi
- The McCoy Farmhouse: 2.4 mi
- Albert G. Schmedeman: 2.5 mi
- Oscar Rennebohm: 2.5 mi
- Conservation Carousel: 2.8 mi
- Goat Feeding: 2.8 mi
- Chilean Flamingo: 2.8 mi
- Bison: 2.8 mi
- Camel: 2.8 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 2.5 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 3.6 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 3.8 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 4.0 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 4.3 mi
- Circle Bench: 2.5 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bernie's Beach: 3.4 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 3.6 mi
- Olin Beach: 3.8 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 3.8 mi
- Observatory Hill: 3.9 mi
- Bascom Hill: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Heights: 4.2 mi
- Badger Mill Hill: 5.5 mi
- Big Spring: 1.7 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.0 mi
- Council Spring: 2.1 mi
- Merrill Spring: 4.1 mi
- Springs: 7.0 mi
- Fox Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Maple Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Table Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 23.0 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 1.0 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 6.3 mi
- Williams Knoll: 11.5 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 3.9 mi
- Train Car: 6.5 mi
- Fellows: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harlan Hills Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 271° | 524 m | 20.8 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 279° | 354 m | 23.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 326° | 346 m | 22.4 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 173° | 338 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | WNW 283° | 327 m | 23.9 mi |
| Liberty Mound | E 93° | 326 m | 14.0 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NNW 342° | 317 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 229° | 316 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
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 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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