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Pickerel Lake State Natural Area

Pickerel Lake State Natural Area from directly overhead

Pickerel Lake State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 344 m. Mosquito Bluff stands 378 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Lake Park, a park 1.5 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.31620, -89.32410

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wolf Lake Park: 1.5 mi
  • Emmons Creek Barrens State Natural Area: 4.6 mi
  • Stedman Wayside Park: 5.9 mi
  • Carrie Frost Park: 6.7 mi
  • Standing Rocks Park: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 44
  • World's Largest Potato Masher: 13.2 mi
  • Through the Head of a Needle: 17.8 mi
  • Gateway to the Pineries: 18.1 mi
  • Iris Fountain: 18.8 mi
  • River Crossing: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 9
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Joel: 6.5 mi
  • Mosquito Bluff: 9.6 mi
  • The Ledge: 9.7 mi
  • Lone Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Mount Morris: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Giving Gardens of Portage County - Boys & Girls Club: 14.5 mi
  • UWSP Campus Garden: 19.1 mi
  • UWSP Campus Nursery: 19.1 mi
  • Cultural Commons of Portage County: 19.4 mi
  • Karen Bingham Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Roseville Mini-Golf and Shops: 10.8 mi
  • Soo Line Caboose 158: 18.4 mi
  • Soo Line 2713: 18.4 mi
  • Evanswood Village Shops: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Chippy's Sports Beach: 13.0 mi
  • White Sands Beach: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Fenrich Springs: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito BluffWSW 254°378 m9.6 mi
Dorra Cooshe MountainWSW 247°372 m24.8 mi
The LedgeW 263°346 m9.7 mi
Mount MorrisSSE 153°346 m15.3 mi
Lone RockWSW 251°342 m13.8 mi
Keystone RockWSW 238°340 m23.7 mi
Mount JoelE 83°279 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:10
June solstice05:1420:0120:46
September equinox06:4518:1818:57
December solstice07:3115:3416:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445766706860473422
Precip in1.41.11.93.44.14.53.83.93.32.62.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waupaca, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/373287064

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