REM Castle Rock Creek
REM Castle Rock Creek is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Cliff, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Snow Bottom State Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- REM Castle Rock Creek: 0.8 mi
- Wayside: 6.3 mi
- Oakwood Nature Park: 6.7 mi
- Marsden Park: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.9 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.1 mi
- Big Rock: 5.3 mi
- Day Rock: 8.8 mi
- The Gideons: 9.8 mi
- Old Rock Church: 10.5 mi
- Tank: 10.6 mi
- Anderson Mills & The Dinky Railroad: 12.8 mi
- Woodman & the Dinky railroad: 13.8 mi
- Blue River Bluffs State Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- Boscobel Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Blue River Sand Barrens State Natural Area: 10.1 mi
- Borah Creek Prairie: 11.2 mi
- Bloomfield Prarie: 16.7 mi
- Eagle Cave: 13.5 mi
- M60A3: 14.2 mi
- Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Boeing C-97G: 20.4 mi
- House on The Rock: 20.5 mi
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum: 7.3 mi
- Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum: 7.4 mi
- Boscobel Station: 10.5 mi
- Grant County History Museum: 16.3 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 21.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge: 20.5 mi
- Ashford: 20.9 mi
- Pendarvis: 22.4 mi
- Mill Creek: 23.4 mi
- McGrew: 24.3 mi
- Big Spring: 6.6 mi
- Spring House: 20.6 mi
- Crowley Spring: 21.9 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 12.7 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 21.8 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 22.5 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 7.7 mi
- Cow: 10.6 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Enee Point: 21.2 mi
- Stephens Falls: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of REM Castle Rock Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platte Mounds | SSE 161° | 435 m | 20.7 mi |
| Belmont Mound | SSE 154° | 427 m | 21.5 mi |
| Little Mound | SSE 159° | 389 m | 21.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 96° | 371 m | 22.9 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | ENE 79° | 366 m | 17.0 mi |
| Red Hill | N 352° | 366 m | 21.1 mi |
| John Hill | N 10° | 355 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NNE 23° | 354 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:45 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boscobel AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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