Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Krueger Hill stands 414 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. Great River Road passes 0.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge is a 240,000-acre, 261-mile long National Wildlife Refuge located in and along the Upper Mississippi River. It runs from Wabasha, Minnesota in the north to Rock Island, Illinois in the south.
What the record says
- Built
- 1924-06-24
- Elevation
- 180 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 8.4 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 14.0 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- FerryRock · 4 mi
- Lower Quarry View · 4 mi
- Reno Quarry Point · 5 mi
- South View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoddard Park: 1.2 mi
- Bennett Park: 3.0 mi
- Bergen Bluff State Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Old Settler's Overlook: 4.4 mi
- La Crosse County: 5.6 mi
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge: 0.8 mi
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge: 2.1 mi
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge: 2.3 mi
- City of La Crosse: 6.7 mi
- Paul E. Stry Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 5.9 mi
- Rattler Cairn: 5.9 mi
- Dams on the Mississippi: 7.4 mi
- La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor: 7.4 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 9.9 mi
- Fairy Rock: 4.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Dahl Auto Museum: 9.1 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 9.4 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 9.5 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 9.8 mi
- Riverside Museum: 10.0 mi
- Saint Juan Diego and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga: 5.8 mi
- Saint Joseph the Workman: 5.9 mi
- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 6.0 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 6.0 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 6.1 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 8.9 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 9.5 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 10.0 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 16.2 mi
- Schechs Mill: 17.6 mi
- Quarry: 9.5 mi
- Winneshiek Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Hole-In-Rock: 17.3 mi
- King Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 9.6 mi
- Black River Beach: 11.8 mi
- Airport Beach: 13.7 mi
- Jersey Valley County Park Beach: 21.5 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 15.7 mi
- Big Spring: 17.5 mi
- Little Spring: 17.9 mi
- Whispering Hills Spring: 24.7 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 12.9 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 23.7 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 10.0 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Great River Bluff's Picnic Ground: 20.6 mi
- Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 23.7 mi
- Ashton: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krueger Hill | NNE 25° | 414 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ENE 64° | 394 m | 16.5 mi |
| McElhose Hill | E 88° | 379 m | 23.4 mi |
| Perkins Hill | E 92° | 379 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | ESE 103° | 356 m | 6.0 mi |
| Lawrence Hill | S 171° | 353 m | 18.1 mi |
| Link Hill | NE 55° | 352 m | 22.3 mi |
| Miller Bluff | N 4° | 343 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:07 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Genoa DAM 8, 7 mi away.
- Mourning Dove8 obs
- House Sparrow7 obs
- European Starling6 obs
- American Coot5 obs
- Canvasback5 obs
- American White Pelican4 obs
- Bald Eagle4 obs
- Lesser Scaup4 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.
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