Walking Iron County Wildlife Area
Walking Iron County Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Walking Iron County Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dane County
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Walking Iron County Park: 1.2 mi
- Lions Park: 1.3 mi
- Mazomanie Promenade: 1.6 mi
- Mazomanie Promenade: 1.6 mi
- Lake Marion Trail: 1.8 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 2.9 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 4.2 mi
- Black Earth Creek Fishery Area: 4.3 mi
- Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area: 4.3 mi
- Morton Forest: 4.3 mi
- Village Of Dover: 3.1 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 3.3 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 5.0 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 7.2 mi
- Matz Farmstead: 9.0 mi
- Forevertron: 11.5 mi
- Time Keeper: 11.9 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 12.4 mi
- CCC Worker: 15.4 mi
- Toy Soldier: 18.0 mi
- Forward Garden: 14.5 mi
- Native American Garden: 14.5 mi
- Theme Garden: 14.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 14.6 mi
- Emmett Schulte Garden: 16.0 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 11.8 mi
- Little Norway: 11.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.3 mi
- Hyde Mill: 12.4 mi
- Hyde Mill: 12.4 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 3.7 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Round Top Hill: 7.9 mi
- Pine Knob: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 8.4 mi
- Mazo Beach: 2.0 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 6.5 mi
- South Shore Beach: 15.1 mi
- Okee Beach: 16.0 mi
- North Shore Beach: 16.2 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 4.9 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 7.6 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 12.0 mi
- Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 13.5 mi
- National Mustard Museum: 16.2 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Table Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Point Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Spring House: 12.4 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 15.1 mi
- Riley Spring: 15.1 mi
- Springs: 16.8 mi
- Big Spring: 18.3 mi
- Skillet Falls: 17.2 mi
- Stephens Falls: 20.3 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 20.6 mi
- Train Car: 18.2 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 22.6 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 22.6 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walking Iron County Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | SSW 193° | 524 m | 12.0 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 347° | 451 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNE 24° | 449 m | 17.4 mi |
| Sauk Hill | N 8° | 445 m | 14.2 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 338° | 424 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NE 35° | 388 m | 24.8 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NE 35° | 380 m | 23.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 228° | 371 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mazomanie Wwtp, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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