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Totagatic Lake Wildlife Area

Totagatic Lake Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Totagatic Lake Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 407 m. Mount Telemark stands 518 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Totagatic Lake State Wildlife Managament Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Great Divide Highway passes 13 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Wisconsin Department of Natual Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates46.17015, -91.40370

79 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Totagatic Lake State Wildlife Managament Area: 0.4 mi
  • Saint Croix National Scenic River: 4.5 mi
  • Cable Town Park: 5.3 mi
  • Wayside Wanderings Natural Play Area: 5.7 mi
  • Totagatic River State Wildlife Managemnet Area: 7.1 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 5
  • Smoky Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Telemark: 7.3 mi
  • County Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Bob Rock: 21.4 mi
  • Nebaga: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Kissick Swamp Wildlife Area: 11.9 mi
  • Solon Springs School Forest: 21.5 mi
  • Francis Island: 24.7 mi
  • Hauer Springs State Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Vegetable Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Flower Garden: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Spooner Blows: 15.7 mi
  • Hayward Sucks: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Garmisch Beach: 15.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Sajdak Springs: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Juniper Rock: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Leo Creek Wayside: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TelemarkE 84°518 m7.3 mi
Smoky HillNW 315°457 m6.1 mi
County HillSSW 207°425 m11.6 mi
NebagaNNW 327°385 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:18
June solstice05:1520:1521:01
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:4615:3216:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121629415463676557453118
Precip in0.60.71.52.73.84.04.54.13.73.11.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayward Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/735376436

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