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State Ice Age Trail Area

State Ice Age Trail Area from directly overhead

State Ice Age Trail Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Glacial Passage Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates43.07491, -89.62688

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kalscheur Park: 1.8 mi
  • Cherrywood Acres Park: 2.0 mi
  • Voss Park: 2.1 mi
  • Westview Park: 2.4 mi
  • Vicki Ann Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Haney's Tavern: 2.5 mi
  • Taylor M. Dunn: 5.8 mi
  • Springdale Lutheran Church: 5.8 mi
  • Union Cemetery: 6.8 mi
  • Middleton Community Veterans' Tribute: 7.2 mi
Gardens
  • Forward Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Theme Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Native American Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 3.8 mi
Artworks
  • Toy Soldier: 5.9 mi
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 7.3 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 9.0 mi
  • Community: 9.1 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Riley Wishing Tree: 3.4 mi
  • Richardson Cave: 4.4 mi
  • Little Norway: 8.9 mi
  • Black Hawk's Cave: 9.2 mi
  • Raymer's Ravine: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Evergreen Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Frederick's Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Badger Mill Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Donald Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Blackhawk Hill: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Spring Harbor Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Fireman's Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Willow Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Indianola Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Circle Bench: 10.6 mi
Museums: 25
Cliffs: 16
Springs: 9
  • Spring House: 0.8 mi
  • Riley Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 11.0 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 8.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Ice Age Trail Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsWSW 254°524 m11.8 mi
Happy HillNNW 332°451 m24.9 mi
Sauk PointN 356°449 m24.5 mi
Sauk HillNNW 344°445 m23.6 mi
Bunker HillW 260°371 m23.5 mi
Indian CastleW 271°354 m13.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 348°346 m15.4 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSE 147°338 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:2019:5920:42
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2815:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/130769881

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