High Falls Dam Recreation Area
High Falls Dam Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. McCaslin Mountain stands 495 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spillway, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Public Service
How to reach it
69 named places within 25 miles
- Twin Bridge County Park: 2.3 mi
- Twin Bridge County Park: 2.4 mi
- Twin Bridge Park: 2.5 mi
- Old Veteran Lake Park: 4.6 mi
- Spring Rapids Hiking Trail System: 5.2 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Butler Rock: 7.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 7.5 mi
- Hagar Mountain: 11.4 mi
- McCaslin Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Spillway: 0.1 mi
- Emergancy Spillway: 0.1 mi
- Veteran's Falls: 1.0 mi
- Strong Falls: 17.9 mi
- Bull Falls: 18.7 mi
- Thunder River State Rearing Station: 4.0 mi
- Governor Thompson State Park: 4.1 mi
- Forbes Springs State Natural Area: 9.7 mi
- Wausaukee Timber Demo Forest: 18.0 mi
- Glocke Lake State Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- Woods Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- Landing 9: 6.1 mi
- Boat Landing Beach: 8.7 mi
- Left Foot Lake Beach: 10.8 mi
- Little Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Grindle Lake Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Forbes Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hickey Springs: 11.8 mi
- American Legion Memorial Tank: 10.2 mi
- Half Way North: 13.2 mi
- Hamony Demonstration Gardens: 23.2 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 23.3 mi
- Blueberry Point: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of High Falls Dam Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaslin Mountain | NW 311° | 495 m | 12.3 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | WNW 291° | 428 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hagar Mountain | WSW 243° | 356 m | 11.4 mi |
| Butler Rock | SW 214° | 333 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 76° | 306 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount LeBett | S 171° | 296 m | 15.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | ENE 70° | 238 m | 18.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | ENE 59° | 234 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:59 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:13 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:24 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 19 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crivitz High Falls, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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