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Wilderness Ridge State Natural Area

Wilderness Ridge State Natural Area from directly overhead

Wilderness Ridge State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rawley Point Lighthouse, a lighthouse 0.2 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.20889, -87.51230

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rahr Memorial School Forest: 2.0 mi
  • Van der Brohe Arboretum: 3.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Hill Park: 4.2 mi
  • Neshotah Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Anchor: 9.9 mi
  • Cannon: 10.4 mi
  • Shipbuilder Badger: 10.6 mi
  • Manitowoc County Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • propeller: 10.8 mi
Museums: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
  • 3. The Sunken Garden: 8.9 mi
  • 4. The Pond Garden: 8.9 mi
  • 5. The Rose Garden: 8.9 mi
  • 6. The Red and White Garden: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Niagara Escarpment: 17.4 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 17.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Cherneyville Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Montpelier Hills: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Tables: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillNW 324°308 m18.5 mi
Montpelier HillsNNW 328°289 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:0719:5420:38
September equinox06:3818:1118:49
December solstice07:2315:2716:15

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231415161686860483626
Precip in1.81.42.03.43.44.13.33.22.52.82.11.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — TWO Rivers, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354531362

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