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Ice Age Trail Junction Area

Ice Age Trail Junction Area from directly overhead

Ice Age Trail Junction Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Aerator, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Dane County Parks

How to reach it

Coordinates42.99593, -89.49792

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Apple Ridge Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Sandstone Park: 0.8 mi
  • Country Grove Park: 1.0 mi
  • Quarry Vista Park: 1.0 mi
  • Badger Prairie County Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Badger Prairie Meadow: 1.2 mi
  • Verona Meadow: 2.1 mi
  • Lacy Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Epic Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Artworks
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 1.7 mi
  • Community: 3.0 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 3.1 mi
  • Toy Soldier: 3.6 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 40
  • Richardson Cave: 4.1 mi
  • Conservation Carousel: 6.2 mi
  • Goat Feeding: 6.2 mi
  • Chilean Flamingo: 6.2 mi
  • Camel: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 23
Peaks: 22
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Council Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Riley Spring: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 0.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 3.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ice Age Trail Junction Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 277°524 m18.1 mi
Indian CastleWNW 286°354 m21.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 335°346 m22.7 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSE 159°338 m12.3 mi
Pine KnobWNW 290°327 m21.7 mi
Liberty MoundE 85°326 m17.0 mi
Frederick's HillN 4°317 m8.9 mi
Mount PleasantSW 227°316 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2019:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2715:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/113536595

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