Mud Lake Wildlife Area
Mud Lake Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fish Lake County Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dane County
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fish Lake County Park: 0.7 mi
- Drop Off point 1: 2.1 mi
- Sauk Prairie Riverfront Park: 2.1 mi
- Alice Graf Park: 2.2 mi
- Riverwalk Park and Overlook: 2.2 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 2.4 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 3.7 mi
- Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 4.4 mi
- Immanuel Evangelical Church: 4.8 mi
- The Baraboo Range: 5.3 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 3.2 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 5.5 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 9.2 mi
- Balanced Rock: 9.2 mi
- Elephant Rock: 10.0 mi
- Moely Prairie: 3.8 mi
- Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area: 4.0 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 4.6 mi
- Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area: 5.5 mi
- Steenbock Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Time Keeper: 6.3 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 6.7 mi
- Forevertron: 7.2 mi
- CCC Worker: 8.8 mi
- Pink Elephant: 15.1 mi
- Knot Garden: 13.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 13.3 mi
- Native American Garden: 15.5 mi
- Theme Garden: 15.5 mi
- Forward Garden: 15.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 0.9 mi
- Round Top Hill: 1.7 mi
- Goose Egg Hill: 5.6 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Owls Head Hill: 8.3 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 7.4 mi
- Nature Center: 10.4 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 10.8 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 2.4 mi
- Okee Beach: 7.3 mi
- Mazo Beach: 8.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 9.0 mi
- North Shore Beach: 10.2 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Devils Nose: 7.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 7.8 mi
- South Bluff: 8.6 mi
- East Bluff South Face: 8.9 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 9.4 mi
- Spring House: 14.4 mi
- Springs: 14.9 mi
- Merrill Spring: 17.6 mi
- Rock Springs: 18.3 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 13.9 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 13.9 mi
- Train Car: 20.6 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 20.5 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 22.4 mi
- Skillet Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 21.9 mi
- Moe Settlement: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mud Lake Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | SSW 207° | 524 m | 19.9 mi |
| Happy Hill | NW 308° | 451 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sauk Point | N 5° | 449 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NNW 333° | 445 m | 9.1 mi |
| Maple Hill | WNW 303° | 424 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NNE 29° | 388 m | 16.4 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NNE 29° | 380 m | 15.5 mi |
| Indian Castle | SW 218° | 354 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:40 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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