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Hoeth Forest

Hoeth Forest from directly overhead

Hoeth Forest is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Maiden Rock, a peak 1.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 12 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
La Crosse County

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06394, -91.06968

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mindoro County Park: 3.8 mi
  • Sand Creek Pines State Natural Area: 5.3 mi
  • Hardies Creek State Forest: 8.7 mi
  • Wegner Grotto County Park: 10.0 mi
  • Long Coulee Park: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Maiden Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Pine Knob: 4.4 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 4.9 mi
  • Hippler Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Peacock Hill: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 24
  • Ramond C Brice County Forest: 3.4 mi
  • Sand Creek Streambank Protection Area: 5.2 mi
  • Camp Decorah: 10.6 mi
  • Apple Valley Bluff: 11.8 mi
  • New Amsterdam Grasslands: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Luther College: 10.1 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 12.5 mi
  • War Memorial: 12.6 mi
  • Sunny the Sunfish: 14.6 mi
  • Masonic Lodge: 15.2 mi
Museums: 13
  • Bangor & Area Historical Society: 12.6 mi
  • Deke Slayton Memorial Space and Bike Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Visitors Center: 18.2 mi
  • Trempealeau Community Heritage Museum: 18.9 mi
  • Historic Hixon House Museum: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 11.8 mi
  • Bell AH-1: 12.6 mi
  • M60A3: 12.6 mi
  • Visitor Center: 14.2 mi
  • La Crosse Queen: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoeth Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillESE 108°428 m8.3 mi
Sugarbush HillESE 119°427 m24.4 mi
Erdman HillESE 121°416 m23.1 mi
Krueger HillSSE 165°414 m6.2 mi
Wanless HillSE 129°414 m6.4 mi
Waldness HillSE 135°413 m6.6 mi
Heller HillSE 138°412 m6.3 mi
Square BluffNW 322°407 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:17
June solstice05:2220:0720:52
September equinox06:5218:2519:04
December solstice07:3715:4216:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932445767716960473422
Precip in1.11.11.83.74.65.34.14.33.72.62.01.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/818567566

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