Saxine Creek Habitat Area
Saxine Creek Habitat Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Mount Valhalla stands 412 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Siskiwit Falls, a waterfall 3.6 miles away. Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway runs past it. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- On the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Top O' Creation · 30 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- Belanger Settlement Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Les Voigt Fish Hatchery: 10.0 mi
- Hillside Park: 10.8 mi
- Fountain Park: 10.8 mi
- Cooper Hill Park: 10.8 mi
- Spirit of Madeline: 13.3 mi
- Richard D. Hinrichsen Sculpture: 13.3 mi
- Winter Transportation Mural: 13.4 mi
- The Ashland Oredock: 21.0 mi
- Moquah Bear: 21.3 mi
- Cornucopia Historic Green Shed Museum: 3.6 mi
- Old Bayfield City Jail: 11.1 mi
- Bayfield Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
- Bayfield Maritime Museum: 11.2 mi
- Madeline Island Museum: 13.3 mi
- Beaver Hollow Nature Area: 7.6 mi
- Fire Hill: 8.9 mi
- Red Cliff Fish Hatchery: 10.2 mi
- Big Ravine Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Forest Park: 13.4 mi
- Raspberry Schoolhouse: 9.0 mi
- Sand Island Light Station: 9.7 mi
- Memorial to Commercial Fishermen of Bayfield / Past—Present—Future: 11.2 mi
- Finn Settlement: 11.6 mi
- The Edmund Fitzgerald: 15.9 mi
- Inga Klinger Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 15.6 mi
- Zen Garden: 21.8 mi
- Medicine Garden: 21.9 mi
- Tsuga Lumps: 7.9 mi
- Twilite: 8.1 mi
- Locomotive 950: 21.1 mi
- Siskiwit Falls: 3.6 mi
- Lost Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Mount Ashwabay: 8.7 mi
- Mount Valhalla: 11.3 mi
- Broad Street Beach: 11.2 mi
- Buffalo Bay Beach: 11.6 mi
- Clay Banks: 14.3 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light: 18.9 mi
- Fish Creek Spring: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saxine Creek Habitat Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Valhalla | S 185° | 412 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Ashwabay | SE 140° | 400 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:27 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bayfield Fish Hatchery, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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