Lower Narrows State Natural Area
Lower Narrows State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lower Narrows, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Man Mound Park: 1.8 mi
- City View Park: 4.0 mi
- Owen Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- Steinhorst Park: 4.5 mi
- Sauk County Fairgrounds: 4.6 mi
- Chief Naaga Kermani Park and Conservancy: 4.3 mi
- Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Baraboo River Waterfowl Production Area: 7.0 mi
- East Bluff State Natural Area: 7.0 mi
- Devil's Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area: 7.1 mi
- Elephant Rock: 6.6 mi
- Whooping Crane: 6.9 mi
- Fly High Helicopter Tours: 7.0 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 7.0 mi
- Balanced Rock: 7.2 mi
- Sauk Point: 4.8 mi
- Townhall Hill: 5.6 mi
- Cascade Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Owls Head Hill: 7.3 mi
- Southeast Bluff: 7.6 mi
- The Lower Narrows: 0.5 mi
- Aldo Leopold Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Ring of Honor: 5.3 mi
- Claude House: 6.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 7.0 mi
- Pine Bluff: 1.7 mi
- East Bluff South Face: 6.6 mi
- East Bluff: 7.0 mi
- West Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Devils Nose: 7.3 mi
- Leopold Center: 4.2 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 5.3 mi
- Sauk County Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Sauk County Historical Society History Center: 6.2 mi
- Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- North Shore Beach: 6.7 mi
- South Shore Beach: 7.5 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 9.1 mi
- Okee Beach: 9.9 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 16.0 mi
- CCC Worker: 7.0 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 9.9 mi
- Time Keeper: 10.4 mi
- Forevertron: 11.3 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 11.4 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 9.1 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 9.5 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 23.5 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 24.5 mi
- Moe Settlement: 7.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 12.4 mi
- Knot Garden: 7.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.9 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 7.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.0 mi
- Skillet Falls: 7.7 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lower Narrows State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | WSW 238° | 451 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sauk Point | SSW 193° | 449 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sauk Hill | SW 223° | 445 m | 8.9 mi |
| Maple Hill | WSW 243° | 424 m | 15.3 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | E 92° | 388 m | 6.0 mi |
| Townhall Hill | E 101° | 380 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 307° | 377 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NW 307° | 366 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baraboo Wwtp, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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