Morrison Park
Morrison Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 259 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sid Boyum Fu Dog Lantern, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Madison
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sid Boyum Fu Dog Lantern: 0.1 mi
- Catfish: 0.3 mi
- Sid Boyum Geometric Form: 0.4 mi
- Geometric Forms Number Two: 0.4 mi
- Sid Boyum Gates of Hell: 0.5 mi
- Yahara Place Park: 0.3 mi
- Yahara River Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Orton Park: 0.4 mi
- McPike Park: 0.6 mi
- Lakeland-Schiller Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
- Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 0.6 mi
- Brendan Primm: 0.6 mi
- Madison Gas & Electric Powerhouse: 1.1 mi
- Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.1 mi
- David Frischkorn: 1.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
- Prairie Dropseed Meadow: 1.1 mi
- Atrium Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
- Meadow Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sunken Garden: 1.2 mi
- Turville Point Conservation Park: 2.4 mi
- Edna Taylor Conservation Park: 2.8 mi
- Heritage Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Wildlife Observation Area: 3.5 mi
- Heritage Prairie Conservation Park: 3.5 mi
- Olbrich Botanical Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 1.8 mi
- Washburn Observatory: 2.8 mi
- Seals: 3.2 mi
- Grizzly Bears: 3.2 mi
- Great Plains Paleontolgy: 0.3 mi
- Madison Children's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum: 1.7 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.8 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- B.B. Clarke Beach: 0.8 mi
- Olbrich Beach: 1.3 mi
- James Madison Beach: 1.4 mi
- James Madison Beach: 1.4 mi
- Schluter Beach: 1.4 mi
- Bascom Hill: 2.5 mi
- Observatory Hill: 2.7 mi
- Eagle Heights: 4.5 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 4.8 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 7.1 mi
- Council Spring: 4.4 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.4 mi
- Big Spring: 4.4 mi
- Merrill Spring: 5.6 mi
- Springs: 7.0 mi
- Maple Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Fox Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Table Bluff: 16.7 mi
- Pine Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Allen Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 5.6 mi
- Williams Knoll: 10.2 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 11.9 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Train Car: 12.1 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.3 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 9.7 mi
- Fellows: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morrison Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 310° | 346 m | 22.2 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 189° | 338 m | 17.8 mi |
| Liberty Mound | ESE 116° | 326 m | 10.8 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 330° | 319 m | 24.7 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | WNW 293° | 317 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SW 228° | 316 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Julia | SW 226° | 313 m | 18.4 mi |
| Badger Mill Hill | SW 232° | 310 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
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 | 19 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Dane CO Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee940 obs
- Monarch597 obs
- Brown-belted Bumble Bee585 obs
- Western Honey Bee534 obs
- Mallard510 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle404 obs
- Red Admiral402 obs
- House Sparrow349 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/28769006
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