Rock Falls Wildlife Area
Rock Falls Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Creek Waterfowl Production Area, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sneen Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- West Wisconsin Land Conservation: 6.6 mi
- Zielie Park: 7.6 mi
- Elk Lake Boat Landing: 7.9 mi
- Dunnville State Public Hunting Grounds: 8.1 mi
- Mount Washington: 10.1 mi
- Elk Mound: 11.7 mi
- Plank Hill: 12.5 mi
- Waubeek Mound: 12.6 mi
- Mount Simon: 12.9 mi
- Flick Log Cabin: 11.2 mi
- Woodhouse Family House: 11.3 mi
- Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum: 11.5 mi
- Chippewa Valley Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Downsville Community Museum: 12.0 mi
- Rock Creek Waterfowl Production Area: 2.2 mi
- Town of Union Conservancy: 5.8 mi
- Muddy Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area: 10.3 mi
- Menomonie Town Forest: 14.9 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 15.6 mi
- Tank: 9.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Henry Aaron memorial: 11.2 mi
- Dunnville Sandstone: 11.2 mi
- Adin Randall Statue: 11.7 mi
- Durand, WI: 14.1 mi
- Portrait of a Community: 14.1 mi
- Woodland Spire: 15.6 mi
- Borderline: 15.7 mi
- Sentinel: 15.7 mi
- 3rd Street Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Yellow Bank: 12.8 mi
- Limekiln Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 16.9 mi
- Erickson Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 5.5 mi
- Old Tyrone: 6.8 mi
- Nelsonville: 7.6 mi
- Porter's Mills: 7.9 mi
- Springdale: 13.1 mi
- Historical Society Musuem: 10.7 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 10.7 mi
- brewery nønic: 16.1 mi
- POO Corners: 19.7 mi
- Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge: 21.9 mi
- Forest Street Garden: 12.3 mi
- Dunn County Jail Garden: 15.1 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 15.6 mi
- UW-Sprout: 16.3 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 13.4 mi
- Menomonie Eastbound Rest Area 61: 16.9 mi
- Menomonie Westbound Rest Area 62: 17.0 mi
- Beckey Spring: 8.9 mi
- Tripp Falls: 16.0 mi
- Wakanda Beach: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rock Falls Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest point in Buffalo County | SSE 160° | 417 m | 21.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | S 183° | 398 m | 18.5 mi |
| Otteson Bluff | NNW 331° | 383 m | 20.4 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SE 138° | 373 m | 18.9 mi |
| Tuttle Hill | W 278° | 372 m | 22.0 mi |
| Elk Mound | N 4° | 368 m | 11.7 mi |
| Nerike Hill | WSW 243° | 355 m | 24.7 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | W 261° | 354 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:12 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:41 | 16:30 |
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 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mondovi, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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