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Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit

Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit from directly overhead

Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the east, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pike Lake Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.31207, -88.32608

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakeview Acres Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hartford Town Hall Park: 1.3 mi
  • Independence Park: 2.1 mi
  • Washington County Family Park: 2.1 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Historic sites: 51
  • Hartford Veteran's Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Erin Veteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Todd R. March: 6.5 mi
  • Allenton American Legion Post 483 Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
  • M60A3 tank: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Roden Barnyard Adventures LLC: 15.2 mi
  • Battle House: 19.1 mi
  • Tipi: 19.9 mi
  • Pleasure Valley Pumpkins: 22.5 mi
  • iCOMBAT Waukesha: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 28
Museums: 24
Gardens: 14
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area 2: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 16.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 16.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 20.8 mi
  • Pet Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Powder Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Holy Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Fox Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 19.6 mi
  • Mount Bayside: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Pike Lake Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Public Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Private Beach: 22.9 mi
  • South Beach: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kettle Moraine State Forest- Pike Lake Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillE 84°405 m0.8 mi
Holy HillS 181°376 m4.7 mi
Lapham HillS 190°368 m19.6 mi
Fox HillNE 41°352 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:06
June solstice05:1419:5420:38
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2315:3416:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172031435565696760483523
Precip in1.61.51.93.83.94.54.13.93.23.12.02.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slinger Wwtp, 2 mi away.

  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage23 obs
  • mayapple13 obs
  • marsh marigold13 obs
  • bloodroot12 obs
  • Silver-spotted Skipper12 obs
  • Appalachian Brown12 obs
  • dame's rocket11 obs
  • Yellow Iris11 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28569559

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