Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area
Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south, 12 miles off. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Ralph Hines Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Captain Bob's Park: 2.1 mi
- Lake Delton Skate Park: 2.2 mi
- Wilderland Park: 2.6 mi
- Take Flight Aerial Adventure Ride: 2.3 mi
- Wilderwoods Indoor Go-Karts: 2.4 mi
- Tommy Bartlett Exploratory: 2.4 mi
- Wilderness Canyon Zip Line: 2.5 mi
- Horse Drawn Wagon Rides: 2.5 mi
- Fern Dell Gorge State Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Blackhawk Island State Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Wonewoc-Center School Forest: 5.8 mi
- Dells Of The Wisconsin River: 7.5 mi
- Ableman's Gorge State Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 4.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.5 mi
- Diamond Hill: 7.8 mi
- Grubb Hill: 8.2 mi
- Fox Point: 9.1 mi
- Coon Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Louie Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Moran Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Rogge Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Fritz Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 3.6 mi
- Wisconsin Dells: 4.4 mi
- Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Van Hise Rock: 7.2 mi
- Ring of Honor: 8.3 mi
- Steam and Gas Exhibits: 3.3 mi
- H.H. Bennett Studio & History Center: 4.7 mi
- Museum of Historic Torture Devices: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Root Beer: 4.8 mi
- Dells Country Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- North Shore Beach: 10.8 mi
- South Shore Beach: 12.0 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 17.6 mi
- Okee Beach: 19.1 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 21.2 mi
- Moe Settlement: 6.5 mi
- Dell Prairie: 8.7 mi
- New Chester: 22.2 mi
- Quincy: 22.3 mi
- Corwin: 23.4 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 4.1 mi
- CCC Worker: 12.3 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 14.3 mi
- Forevertron: 14.4 mi
- Time Keeper: 14.7 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 14.0 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 14.9 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 19.6 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 20.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 7.6 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 11.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.7 mi
- Knot Garden: 7.7 mi
- Skillet Falls: 8.8 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | S 189° | 451 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sauk Point | SE 140° | 449 m | 12.7 mi |
| Sauk Hill | SSE 165° | 445 m | 12.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | SSW 200° | 424 m | 12.7 mi |
| Daylight Hill | WNW 300° | 396 m | 21.8 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | ESE 109° | 388 m | 16.1 mi |
| Potato Hill | WNW 299° | 384 m | 14.9 mi |
| Townhall Hill | ESE 112° | 380 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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