Scheidegger Forest
Scheidegger Forest is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Moraine County Park, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dane County Parks
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Prairie Moraine County Park: 0.8 mi
- Moraine Kettles Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Falk Wells Sugar River Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Sugar River Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Ice Age Trail Junction Area: 2.2 mi
- Cathedral Point Park: 0.9 mi
- Wild Willow Park: 1.0 mi
- Scenic Ridge Park: 1.1 mi
- Tower Park: 1.3 mi
- Whalen Pond Outdoor Laboritory: 1.5 mi
- St Andrew's Mary Statue: 2.7 mi
- Toy Soldier: 3.9 mi
- Community: 6.0 mi
- Allied Community Obelisk: 6.2 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 7.3 mi
- Badger Prairie Meadow: 2.9 mi
- Verona Meadow: 3.0 mi
- Lacy Garden: 4.0 mi
- Epic Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 4.3 mi
- William B. Roys: 3.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Belleville Veteran's Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Taylor M. Dunn: 7.3 mi
- Historic Cabin Site: 7.3 mi
- Richardson Cave: 5.5 mi
- Rock: 7.4 mi
- Lang Family House of Terror (Seasonal): 7.6 mi
- Riley Wishing Tree: 7.9 mi
- Conservation Carousel: 9.1 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 8.8 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 9.7 mi
- Middleton Historical Society Museum: 9.7 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 9.9 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 10.1 mi
- Fireman's Beach: 1.8 mi
- Circle Bench: 8.8 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 9.1 mi
- Spring Harbor Beach: 9.2 mi
- Bernie's Beach: 9.8 mi
- Badger Mill Hill: 1.9 mi
- Devil's Chimney: 6.0 mi
- Mount Julia: 6.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 7.4 mi
- Donald Rock: 7.7 mi
- Riley Spring: 6.8 mi
- Big Spring: 7.2 mi
- Big Spring: 8.0 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 8.2 mi
- Council Spring: 8.2 mi
- Fox Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Maple Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Table Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.7 mi
- Williams Knoll: 15.1 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 2.8 mi
- Train Car: 3.7 mi
- Fellows: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scheidegger Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | WNW 287° | 524 m | 17.4 mi |
| Indian Castle | WNW 294° | 354 m | 20.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNW 340° | 346 m | 24.8 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | SSE 146° | 338 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pine Knob | WNW 298° | 327 m | 21.6 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ENE 77° | 326 m | 18.7 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | N 9° | 317 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 236° | 316 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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