Young Prairie State Natural Area
Young Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 248 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Bluff, a peak 1.3 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 248 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Palmyra Village Park: 2.7 mi
- Trailhead park: 3.1 mi
- Xenobia Springs Park: 3.4 mi
- Moraine View Park: 3.8 mi
- Welcome Travelers' Park: 4.4 mi
- Pioneer Lime Kiln: 2.0 mi
- Stute Farmhouse: 5.1 mi
- Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 7.8 mi
- Marl Works: 10.1 mi
- Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 11.5 mi
- Old Depot: 5.2 mi
- National Dairy Shrine Museum: 11.5 mi
- Hoard Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum: 12.2 mi
- East Troy Area Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Campus Organic Garden: 5.6 mi
- Rock River Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Ora Rice Arboretum: 14.3 mi
- Stute Spring: 5.1 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 7.7 mi
- Indian Springs: 10.2 mi
- Scuppernong Springs: 10.3 mi
- Hotel Springs: 10.3 mi
- Sundial: 5.7 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 11.9 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 14.8 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 14.8 mi
- Civil War - Muster Tree and Train Depot Mural: 15.0 mi
- Science Education Center: 6.5 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 7.3 mi
- Elegant Farmer: 14.6 mi
- Ice Castles: 18.1 mi
- The Rustic Barn at Prairie Gardens: 19.2 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 3.4 mi
- Whitewater Beach: 6.3 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 6.5 mi
- Swimming Beach: 14.0 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 16.0 mi
- Bald Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Lone Tree Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Mount Zion: 17.5 mi
- Lapham Hill: 17.6 mi
- Buena Park Hill: 20.7 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 11.7 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 12.2 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 19.2 mi
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 19.8 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 19.8 mi
- Mayhews: 9.3 mi
- Army Lake: 13.3 mi
- Muskego Settlement: 22.0 mi
- Denoon: 23.8 mi
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Young Prairie State Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | NE 43° | 368 m | 17.6 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SSW 209° | 320 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bald Bluff | E 99° | 317 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Zion | WSW 237° | 316 m | 17.5 mi |
| Buena Park Hill | E 100° | 290 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitewater Wwtp, 5 mi away.
- hoary puccoon30 obs
- prairie smoke24 obs
- bird's foot violet24 obs
- leadplant18 obs
- kittentails18 obs
- narrowleaf puccoon17 obs
- green comet milkweed16 obs
- eastern shooting star16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/31391151
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