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Roche-A-Cri State Park

Roche-A-Cri State Park from directly overhead

Roche-A-Cri State Park is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Johnson Hill stands 411 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Roche-a-Cri State Park, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.00188, -89.81886
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area: 0.4 mi
  • Friendship Park: 1.9 mi
  • Burt Morris Park: 2.6 mi
  • Lion's Park: 3.0 mi
  • Roche-A-Chi Lions Sports Park and Shelter: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Roche-a-Cri: 0.1 mi
  • Chickadee Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Friendship Mound: 1.2 mi
  • Cottonville Rocks: 2.5 mi
  • Minnie Rock: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 8
  • Roche-a-Cri State Park: 0.1 mi
  • Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 5.0 mi
  • Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 5.2 mi
  • Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Mrs. Salter Killed Here: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 0.1 mi
  • Tiny Town: 4.3 mi
  • Sand Valley Golf Resort: 12.7 mi
  • The Painted Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Weather Rock: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Saint Michael Shrine: 11.8 mi
  • Saint Anne: 11.9 mi
  • God and Country: 11.9 mi
  • Joan of Arc: 11.9 mi
  • Crucifixion Shrine: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Friendship Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Boating Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 11.0 mi
Museums: 3
  • Boorman House: 18.8 mi
  • The Alexander House, Center For Art & History: 24.4 mi
  • Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillSW 236°411 m24.7 mi
Friendship MoundS 176°383 m1.2 mi
Braund HillSW 236°378 m23.8 mi
Mosquito BluffNE 39°378 m24.4 mi
Bald KnobSSW 196°377 m24.1 mi
Dorra Cooshe MountainN 8°372 m12.0 mi
Wood HillWSW 238°367 m24.9 mi
Grubb HillSSW 192°354 m23.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:12
June solstice05:1720:0220:46
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3215:3716:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445767716961483522
Precip in1.31.31.93.44.24.54.64.43.52.51.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friendship, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • eastern white pine25 obs
  • Sundial Lupine25 obs
  • Ghost Pipe23 obs
  • Canada mayflower22 obs
  • downy rattlesnake plantain21 obs
  • Post Oak Grasshopper20 obs
  • common buckthorn19 obs
  • rock polypody17 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28502272

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