Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area
Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Bluff, a peak 0.6 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Elevation
- 282 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Palmyra Village Park: 1.5 mi
- Trailhead park: 1.9 mi
- Xenobia Springs Park: 2.2 mi
- Carlin Weld Park: 4.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.8 mi
- Pioneer Lime Kiln: 1.8 mi
- Stute Farmhouse: 3.4 mi
- Marl Works: 8.6 mi
- Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 9.4 mi
- Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 13.0 mi
- Old Depot: 7.0 mi
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum: 10.7 mi
- East Troy Area Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Browne Nature Center: 12.5 mi
- National Dairy Shrine Museum: 13.0 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 7.4 mi
- Ora Rice Arboretum: 14.7 mi
- Rock River Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Paul Lange Arboretum;Delavan Memorial Arboretum: 14.9 mi
- Stute Spring: 3.4 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 6.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 8.7 mi
- Scuppernong Springs: 8.7 mi
- Hillside Spring: 8.8 mi
- Sundial: 7.5 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 13.4 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 15.3 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 15.3 mi
- Civil War - Muster Tree and Train Depot Mural: 15.4 mi
- Science Education Center: 5.0 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 5.6 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 12.8 mi
- Ice Castles: 17.8 mi
- The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 2.1 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 5.0 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 7.5 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.8 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 16.2 mi
- Bald Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Lapham Hill: 16.2 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 19.0 mi
- Mount Zion: 19.1 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 10.7 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 11.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 19.9 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 21.5 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 21.5 mi
- Mayhews: 8.1 mi
- Army Lake: 11.7 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 20.3 mi
- Denoon: 22.0 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kettle Moraine Oak Opening State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | NE 39° | 368 m | 16.2 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SW 224° | 320 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Bluff | SW 224° | 317 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Zion | WSW 239° | 316 m | 19.1 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | ESE 102° | 290 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | ESE 123° | 265 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitewater Wwtp, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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