Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area
Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area is a park in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area, a beach 0.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 30.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sheper Park: 4.2 mi
- Highland Village Park: 5.0 mi
- Village of Montfort Park: 7.8 mi
- Montfort Ball Park: 8.0 mi
- Springer Park: 8.7 mi
- Bloomfield Prarie: 5.5 mi
- Governor Dodge State Park: 8.8 mi
- SW WI Grassland & Stream Conservation Area - Davis Unit: 9.4 mi
- Pine Cliff State Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- REM Castle Rock Creek: 12.5 mi
- Pompeys Pillar: 4.1 mi
- Maiden Rock: 5.1 mi
- Dunbar Hill: 6.9 mi
- Big Rock: 7.3 mi
- Sunset Rock: 8.7 mi
- Dodge's Grove and Fort Union: 11.3 mi
- Lone Rock: 11.8 mi
- Old Rock Church: 11.9 mi
- Historic Mineral Point: 12.1 mi
- Old Military Road: 12.1 mi
- Boeing C-97G: 7.9 mi
- House on The Rock: 9.7 mi
- Twin Valley Cave: 10.1 mi
- M60A3: 11.4 mi
- Pendarvis Historic Site: 12.3 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 12.5 mi
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum: 18.4 mi
- Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum: 18.5 mi
- Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 20.1 mi
- The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museum: 21.8 mi
- Enee Point: 8.7 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 20.7 mi
- Point Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 9.4 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 10.2 mi
- Big Spring: 7.3 mi
- Spring House: 8.2 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 18.6 mi
- Cow: 22.5 mi
- Stephens Falls: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | E 88° | 524 m | 22.2 mi |
| Platte Mounds | SSW 198° | 435 m | 18.6 mi |
| Belmont Mound | S 189° | 427 m | 17.5 mi |
| Little Mound | SSW 196° | 389 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | E 93° | 371 m | 10.5 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | NE 39° | 366 m | 6.9 mi |
| John Hill | NNW 334° | 355 m | 21.3 mi |
| Indian Castle | ENE 78° | 354 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 35 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodgeville Wwtp, 10 mi away.
- Bluegill16 obs
- Largemouth Bass5 obs
- Chinese Mystery Snail4 obs
- Eastern Cottontail3 obs
- Lilliput3 obs
- Wild Turkey2 obs
- Turkey Vulture2 obs
- American Robin2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1145046918
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