Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 303 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Loddes Mill Bluff, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway runs past it. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Elevation
- 303 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferry Bluff State Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- Culver Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Meyer Oak Grove Park: 3.7 mi
- Mazomanie State Wildlife Area: 3.7 mi
- Junge Park: 3.7 mi
- Moely Prairie: 3.5 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 4.3 mi
- Walking Iron County Wildlife Area: 4.3 mi
- Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area: 5.7 mi
- Mud Lake Wildlife Area: 6.8 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 4.4 mi
- The Baraboo Range: 5.5 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 6.4 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 6.6 mi
- Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 6.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 10.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 11.4 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 11.5 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 11.9 mi
- Knot Garden: 13.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.9 mi
- Forward Garden: 17.6 mi
- Native American Garden: 17.6 mi
- Theme Garden: 17.6 mi
- Forevertron: 7.4 mi
- Time Keeper: 8.0 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 8.5 mi
- CCC Worker: 11.4 mi
- Pink Elephant: 21.5 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 0.1 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 4.6 mi
- Cedar Hill: 4.8 mi
- Round Top Hill: 5.3 mi
- Tower Rock: 6.1 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 7.8 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 8.9 mi
- Nature Center: 12.3 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 14.3 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Point Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Table Bluff: 10.4 mi
- South Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Mazo Beach: 2.5 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 4.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 11.1 mi
- North Shore Beach: 12.1 mi
- Okee Beach: 13.6 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 11.0 mi
- Spring House: 15.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 16.4 mi
- Riley Spring: 18.9 mi
- Springs: 18.9 mi
- Skillet Falls: 13.0 mi
- Stephens Falls: 22.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 23.9 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 20.1 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 20.1 mi
- Train Car: 21.8 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 21.8 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Moe Settlement: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | S 188° | 524 m | 16.2 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 343° | 451 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNE 33° | 449 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NNE 14° | 445 m | 10.1 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 331° | 424 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NE 42° | 388 m | 21.6 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NE 43° | 380 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 219° | 371 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sauk City Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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