Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area
Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauk Point, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Wayside: 3.6 mi
- Owen Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Wayside Park: 3.9 mi
- Richard A. Grant Park: 4.9 mi
- Devil's Lake Oak Forest State Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- East Bluff State Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Steenbock Preserve: 4.5 mi
- South Bluff/Devil's Nose State Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- Chief Naaga Kermani Park and Conservancy: 5.0 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 4.1 mi
- Balanced Rock: 4.4 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.4 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 5.6 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 7.9 mi
- Rock Crusher Foundation: 3.7 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 3.7 mi
- Ringling Bungalow Foundation: 4.6 mi
- Claude House: 4.9 mi
- Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 5.6 mi
- Sauk Point: 1.2 mi
- Owls Head Hill: 2.6 mi
- Southeast Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Goose Egg Hill: 4.3 mi
- Sauk Hill: 6.2 mi
- Devils Nose: 2.8 mi
- East Bluff South Face: 3.2 mi
- East Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Pine Bluff: 4.5 mi
- South Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Nature Center: 4.8 mi
- Irvin Feld Exhibit Hall and Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Sauk County Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
- Sauk County Historical Society History Center: 6.9 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 7.4 mi
- South Shore Beach: 4.5 mi
- North Shore Beach: 4.8 mi
- Okee Beach: 5.2 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 11.0 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
- Knot Garden: 7.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.0 mi
- Rooted: Troy Farm: 23.2 mi
- Rooted: Troy Community Gardens: 23.3 mi
- Native American Garden: 24.0 mi
- CCC Worker: 3.7 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 5.9 mi
- Time Keeper: 6.4 mi
- Forevertron: 7.7 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 15.8 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 5.3 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.7 mi
- Springs: 22.1 mi
- Spring House: 23.4 mi
- Merrill Spring: 24.9 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 7.8 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 8.1 mi
- Moe Settlement: 12.7 mi
- Dell Prairie: 17.5 mi
- Skillet Falls: 7.1 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hill | W 260° | 451 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sauk Point | WNW 298° | 449 m | 1.2 mi |
| Sauk Hill | WSW 258° | 445 m | 6.2 mi |
| Maple Hill | W 263° | 424 m | 13.7 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NE 50° | 388 m | 7.8 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NE 53° | 380 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 317° | 377 m | 23.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NW 320° | 366 m | 18.5 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 | 20:44 |
| 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.
- sharp-lobed hepatica54 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage53 obs
- Snakewort49 obs
- twoleaf miterwort48 obs
- Golden Oyster Mushroom37 obs
- purple-stemmed angelica35 obs
- marsh marigold32 obs
- American cancer-root32 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/26278872
Take the scenic way to Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.