Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve
Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Public Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Windrush Park: 2.2 mi
- Oakland Avenue Green: 2.8 mi
- Westport Meadows Park: 2.8 mi
- Schanen Acres Park: 2.9 mi
- River Oaks Park: 2.9 mi
- 100 Years: 6.0 mi
- Generations Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Hamilton Park: 6.0 mi
- Dedicated to those who served: 6.1 mi
- Historic Cedarburg: 6.1 mi
- Roden Barnyard Adventures LLC: 8.4 mi
- Tipi: 14.6 mi
- Sprecher Brewery: 16.9 mi
- Juneteenth Day: 18.9 mi
- Pleasure Valley Pumpkins: 19.5 mi
- Little Dancer, At 14: 12.6 mi
- Elk: 14.3 mi
- On Watch: 14.6 mi
- Dauntless Guardian: 15.0 mi
- Ajuga Daydream: 15.2 mi
- Ulao Waterfowl Production Area: 0.4 mi
- Kurtz Woods State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Sauk Creek Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Spirit Lake Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Willow Bay Nature Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts: 5.6 mi
- Cedarburg Fire Department Museum: 6.0 mi
- Cedarburg Art Museum: 6.1 mi
- Cedarburg History Museum: 6.1 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 6.2 mi
- President's Courtyard: 6.4 mi
- Memory Garden: 7.2 mi
- Community Church Garden: 15.2 mi
- Florence Lambert Community Garden: 16.9 mi
- Nigella Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 18.0 mi
- Public Beach: 0.3 mi
- South Beach: 2.8 mi
- Private Beach: 9.8 mi
- South Beach: 11.1 mi
- North Beach: 11.5 mi
- Port Washington Breakwater Light: 3.1 mi
- Port Washington Light Station: 3.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.4 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
- North Point Lighthouse: 19.2 mi
- Mount Bayside: 11.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 18.7 mi
- Powder Hill: 21.5 mi
- Holy Hill: 23.3 mi
- Stonehaven: 11.1 mi
- Brookfield Center: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lion's Den Gorge Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powder Hill | W 265° | 405 m | 21.5 mi |
| Holy Hill | WSW 253° | 376 m | 23.3 mi |
| Fox Hill | W 276° | 352 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saukville Wwtp, 4 mi away.
- Canadian lousewort34 obs
- wild geranium30 obs
- New England aster27 obs
- large white trillium26 obs
- common jewelweed25 obs
- common cowparsnip24 obs
- Monarch23 obs
- staghorn sumac23 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.
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