Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area
Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dane County Parks
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 1.5 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 1.8 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 3.8 mi
- Matz Farmstead: 4.6 mi
- Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 7.6 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 1.5 mi
- Mud Lake Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Indian Lake County Park: 4.5 mi
- Halfway Prairie County Wildlife Area: 4.6 mi
- Moely Prairie: 5.0 mi
- Mazomanie State Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
- Kahl Halfway Prairie Park: 3.0 mi
- Fuchs Park: 3.0 mi
- Sauk City Historic Park: 3.1 mi
- Meyer Oak Grove Park: 3.3 mi
- Time Keeper: 9.5 mi
- Forevertron: 9.9 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 10.0 mi
- CCC Worker: 12.5 mi
- Pink Elephant: 16.2 mi
- Native American Garden: 12.6 mi
- Forward Garden: 12.6 mi
- Theme Garden: 12.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.7 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 15.0 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 6.7 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 9.3 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 12.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 12.8 mi
- Elephant Rock: 13.6 mi
- Round Top Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.4 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 8.6 mi
- Goose Egg Hill: 9.6 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 6.7 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 10.2 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 13.3 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 13.4 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 3.1 mi
- Mazo Beach: 5.8 mi
- Okee Beach: 11.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 12.5 mi
- North Shore Beach: 13.7 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Table Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Devils Nose: 11.6 mi
- Pine Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Spring House: 11.1 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 12.8 mi
- Springs: 13.3 mi
- Riley Spring: 14.8 mi
- Merrill Spring: 15.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 20.2 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Train Car: 17.4 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 17.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 17.7 mi
- Skillet Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | SSW 209° | 524 m | 15.9 mi |
| Happy Hill | NW 324° | 451 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sauk Point | N 9° | 449 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NNW 346° | 445 m | 12.3 mi |
| Maple Hill | NW 318° | 424 m | 15.6 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NNE 27° | 388 m | 20.4 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NNE 27° | 380 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 232° | 371 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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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