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New Auburn Wildlife Area

New Auburn Wildlife Area from directly overhead

New Auburn Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Bald Hill stands 516 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is New Auburn State Public Hunting Grounds, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates45.24264, -91.57536

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • New Auburn State Public Hunting Grounds: 0.0 mi
  • New Auburn Sedge Meadow State Natural Area: 0.3 mi
  • Lions Park: 3.0 mi
  • Barron County Park: 4.4 mi
  • Southworth/Airport Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Pine Was King: 4.1 mi
  • Chippewa River & Menomonie Railway: 14.5 mi
  • Nation's First Cooperative Generating Station: 18.8 mi
  • Old Abe, The War Eagle: 19.5 mi
  • The Cobban Bridge: 20.2 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Pikes Peak: 9.3 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 14.9 mi
  • Bald Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Mount Atlanta: 20.0 mi
  • Hanke Hill: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Sunfish: 6.2 mi
  • Chetek Mural: 6.2 mi
  • Old Abe Statue: 19.9 mi
  • History of Chippewa Falls, WI: 22.9 mi
  • Home: 23.2 mi
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • City Beach: 5.8 mi
  • State Park Beach: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Auburn Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillNNE 24°516 m18.2 mi
Mount AtlantaNNE 27°507 m20.0 mi
Baldy MountainE 100°422 m14.9 mi
Pikes PeakE 97°380 m9.3 mi
Panther HillSSW 197°350 m24.1 mi
Hanke HillSSW 208°341 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:19
June solstice05:1920:1320:58
September equinox06:5418:2719:06
December solstice07:4315:3816:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629445766716860463219
Precip in1.00.91.62.93.74.54.14.03.32.81.71.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomer, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/800105740

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