Scuppernong Prairie State Natural Area
Scuppernong Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 257 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Springs Nature Trail, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Carlin Weld Park: 1.7 mi
- Eagle Centre Prairie State Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Ottawa Lake Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Ottawa Lake Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Ottawa Lake Fen State Natural Area: 3.2 mi
- Paradise Springs Nature Trail: 1.4 mi
- Kettle Moraine Low Prairie State Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Centre Prairie State Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Lulu Lake State Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Stute Farmhouse: 2.5 mi
- Marl Works: 3.1 mi
- Pioneer Lime Kiln: 7.0 mi
- Masonic Home: 8.7 mi
- Mirabel and Lilou: 11.2 mi
- Sundial: 12.5 mi
- GROW: 13.7 mi
- Where the Waters Meet: 14.6 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 17.0 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 19.7 mi
- Ten Chimneys: 8.3 mi
- Browne Nature Center: 9.0 mi
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.5 mi
- East Troy Area Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Old Depot: 12.1 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.2 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 12.3 mi
- Genetti Gardens & Gallery: 12.4 mi
- Kyle's Tomato Garden: 15.8 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 1.5 mi
- Stute Spring: 2.4 mi
- Indian Springs: 3.2 mi
- Scuppernong Springs: 3.2 mi
- Hillside Spring: 3.2 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 2.3 mi
- Science Education Center: 6.3 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 9.5 mi
- iCOMBAT Waukesha: 14.5 mi
- The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 17.4 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 3.8 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 6.0 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 13.0 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 20.2 mi
- Swimming Beach: 20.2 mi
- Bald Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Lapham Hill: 10.9 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 16.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 23.7 mi
- Army Lake: 9.6 mi
- Mayhews: 9.6 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 17.9 mi
- Denoon: 18.2 mi
- Brookfield Center: 22.0 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 8: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 24.2 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 24.2 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 11.9 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 12.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scuppernong Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | NE 34° | 368 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SW 227° | 320 m | 11.0 mi |
| Bald Bluff | SW 230° | 317 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Zion | WSW 237° | 316 m | 24.6 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | ESE 118° | 290 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | SE 136° | 265 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sullivan 3 SE - WFO MKX, 5 mi away.
- shrubby cinquefoil45 obs
- prairie dock40 obs
- prairie phlox34 obs
- Green Frog33 obs
- Culver's root26 obs
- showy tick-trefoil25 obs
- common milkweed24 obs
- compass plant23 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354531668
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