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Perrot State Park

Perrot State Park from directly overhead

Perrot State Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 283 m. Krueger Hill stands 414 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Perrot Ridge, a peak 0.1 miles away. Apple Blossom Scenic Drive passes 4.0 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.02054, -91.47401

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area: 0.6 mi
  • Great River Trail Prairies State Natural Area: 0.9 mi
  • Central Park: 2.0 mi
  • Trempealeau Lakes State Public Hunting Grounds: 3.5 mi
  • Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves: 37
Peaks: 33
  • Perrot Ridge: 0.1 mi
  • Reed's Peak: 0.3 mi
  • Brady's Bluff: 0.5 mi
  • Bunnels Bluff: 0.6 mi
  • Bald Knob: 0.8 mi
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 10
  • Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 2.7 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 8.3 mi
  • USCGC Winona: 8.4 mi
  • Luther College: 13.1 mi
  • Sunny the Sunfish: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 10
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Visitor Center: 11.5 mi
  • Rock In the House: 14.8 mi
  • La Crosse Queen: 17.7 mi
  • Explore La Crosse: 18.4 mi
  • Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 17.0 mi
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Highway 76 Spring: 23.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Krueger HillE 98°414 m21.9 mi
Waldness HillE 94°413 m24.8 mi
Heller HillE 94°412 m24.3 mi
Square BluffNNE 18°407 m21.1 mi
Peacock HillENE 68°401 m16.5 mi
Johnson PeakNE 48°377 m11.0 mi
Weaver HillNNE 14°372 m17.9 mi
Sugar LoafW 274°370 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4019:18
June solstice05:2420:0920:53
September equinox06:5418:2719:05
December solstice07:3815:4416:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133475968727063503623
Precip in1.11.11.83.74.44.34.64.13.82.61.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trempealeau DAM 6, 2 mi away.

  • Amethyst Shooting Star55 obs
  • rue anemone47 obs
  • northern maidenhair fern35 obs
  • red columbine34 obs
  • large white trillium33 obs
  • leadplant33 obs
  • butterfly milkweed32 obs
  • Jack-in-the-Pulpit32 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/244432077

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