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Owen Conservation Park

Owen Conservation Park from directly overhead

Owen Conservation Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bordner Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
302 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Madison
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.06967, -89.48675
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Tiedeman Pond Conservancy: 1.7 mi
  • Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
  • Edgewood Forest: 3.4 mi
  • Dunn's Marsh Natural Area: 3.5 mi
  • University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 3.5 mi
Gardens
  • Rain garden: 2.3 mi
  • Crabapple: 3.3 mi
  • Oak: 3.4 mi
  • Magnolia & Lilac: 3.4 mi
  • Hawthorn: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Hoyt Park Pyramid: 2.4 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 2.4 mi
  • Visible Bucky: 2.9 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 3.0 mi
  • Community: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 41
  • Black Hawk's Cave: 2.4 mi
  • Raymer's Ravine: 2.7 mi
  • Rhino: 3.9 mi
  • Giraffe: 3.9 mi
  • Lion: 3.9 mi
Museums: 27
Beaches: 24
Peaks: 23
Springs: 8
  • Merrill Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Council Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Springs: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.8 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 6.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 14.9 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 6.3 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.6 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 5.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owen Conservation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 261°524 m18.7 mi
Indian CastleW 272°354 m20.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 326°346 m18.5 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSE 167°338 m17.0 mi
Pine KnobW 276°327 m21.0 mi
Liberty MoundESE 103°326 m16.8 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 345°319 m23.1 mi
Frederick's HillN 1°317 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:42
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Wild Turkey204 obs
  • Virginia bluebells145 obs
  • brown-eyed Susan145 obs
  • wild geranium137 obs
  • bloodroot136 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee135 obs
  • wild bergamot129 obs
  • dame's rocket126 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/28565569

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