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Steenbock Preserve

Steenbock Preserve from directly overhead

Steenbock Preserve is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 307 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wayside Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Ice Age Trail Alliance

How to reach it

Coordinates43.35977, -89.60545

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wayside Park: 0.8 mi
  • Gibraltar Rock County Park: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lake Park: 1.6 mi
  • Bay Drive Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 1.2 mi
  • Rock Crusher Foundation: 6.2 mi
  • Immanuel Evangelical Church: 6.2 mi
  • Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 6.3 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps: 6.4 mi
Attractions
  • Gibraltar Rock: 1.2 mi
  • Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 3.8 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 6.9 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • CCC Worker: 6.4 mi
  • Earth, Sky, Water: 6.6 mi
  • Time Keeper: 6.8 mi
  • Forevertron: 8.3 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 13.6 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 30
Museums: 30
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 20
Springs: 9
Rest areas: 2
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 7.8 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 10.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steenbock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillW 280°451 m13.1 mi
Sauk PointNNW 330°449 m5.4 mi
Sauk HillWNW 291°445 m8.3 mi
Maple HillW 280°424 m15.5 mi
Cascade MountainNNE 25°388 m10.2 mi
Townhall HillNNE 25°380 m9.3 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNW 324°366 m22.7 mi
Indian CastleSW 217°354 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:1920:0020:43
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2915:3916:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192234465969727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.24.04.65.44.94.43.83.02.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodi Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1098400042

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