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Indian Lake County Park

Indian Lake County Park from directly overhead

Indian Lake County Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Matz Farmstead, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates43.18999, -89.62955
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Matz Farmstead: 0.6 mi
  • Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 4.8 mi
  • Old Halfway Prairie: 5.6 mi
  • Haney's Tavern: 5.7 mi
  • Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kahl Halfway Prairie Park: 2.9 mi
  • Pape Park: 3.3 mi
  • Raspberry Park: 4.7 mi
  • Brewery Park: 4.9 mi
  • Gausewitz Park: 5.2 mi
Gardens
  • Native American Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Theme Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Forward Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 11.2 mi
Artworks
  • Hoyt Park Pyramid: 12.7 mi
  • Visible Bucky: 13.0 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 13.2 mi
  • Time Keeper: 13.3 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 8.1 mi
  • Gibraltar Rock: 10.7 mi
  • Riley Wishing Tree: 11.3 mi
  • Richardson Cave: 11.6 mi
  • Black Hawk's Cave: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 34
Museums: 26
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 19
Springs: 10
  • Spring House: 7.5 mi
  • Springs: 8.7 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Riley Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Council Spring: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 13.5 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 15.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.6 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 18.0 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Aerator: 14.9 mi
  • Skillet Falls: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsSW 225°524 m15.9 mi
Happy HillNW 320°451 m18.2 mi
Sauk PointN 355°449 m16.5 mi
Sauk HillNNW 336°445 m16.0 mi
Maple HillNW 316°424 m20.1 mi
Cascade MountainNNE 15°388 m21.7 mi
Townhall HillNNE 14°380 m20.8 mi
Indian CastleWSW 241°354 m15.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:2019:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2815:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133455767716961493624
Precip in1.31.31.93.94.35.34.24.13.92.42.21.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sauk City Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • rue anemone36 obs
  • wild geranium34 obs
  • red columbine27 obs
  • Solomon's plume21 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird20 obs
  • Canada Goose19 obs
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom19 obs
  • common milkweed16 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28217844

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