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Lerdahl Park

Lerdahl Park from directly overhead

Lerdahl Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 270 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rooted: Troy Community Gardens, a garden 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
270 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.13196, -89.38859
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Tyler Knipfer: 1.9 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 2.7 mi
  • David Frischkorn: 3.0 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 3.1 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 56
Museums: 26
Beaches: 24
  • Warner Park Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Indianola Beach: 2.2 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 3.4 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 3.5 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 22
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 8
  • Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Council Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 8.0 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 12.6 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 13.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 12.8 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 20.7 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 11.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lerdahl Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsWSW 253°524 m24.5 mi
Sauk PointNNW 326°449 m24.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 306°346 m18.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 183°338 m20.9 mi
Liberty MoundSE 125°326 m14.0 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 329°319 m21.0 mi
Frederick's HillW 264°317 m4.9 mi
Mount PleasantSW 218°316 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334465868727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.33.84.15.34.54.23.42.82.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Sandhill Crane119 obs
  • Dutchman's breeches95 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee94 obs
  • Mallard84 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle83 obs
  • American Robin80 obs
  • common milkweed79 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird77 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/38150957

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