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Olbrich Park

Olbrich Park from directly overhead

Olbrich Park is a park in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 259 m. Sugarloaf Hill stands 346 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
259 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Madison
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.09091, -89.33309
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Rock Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Birch Walk: 0.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Meadow Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
  • David Frischkorn: 1.0 mi
  • Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage: 1.1 mi
  • Brendan Primm: 1.3 mi
  • Tenney Park Lock And Dam: 1.9 mi
  • Tyler Knipfer: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 58
Museums: 30
Beaches: 23
  • Olbrich Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Schluter Beach: 1.3 mi
  • B.B. Clarke Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Frost Woods Beach: 2.4 mi
  • James Madison Beach: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 17
Springs: 9
  • Council Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Springs: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.7 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 9.9 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 13.1 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 13.3 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 24.2 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf HillNW 308°346 m22.8 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSW 192°338 m18.5 mi
Liberty MoundESE 121°326 m10.1 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 327°319 m24.9 mi
Frederick's HillWNW 287°317 m8.0 mi
Mount PleasantSW 229°316 m20.7 mi
Mount JuliaSW 227°313 m19.5 mi
Badger Mill HillSW 233°310 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:41
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2615:4016:26

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee1,031 obs
  • Monarch602 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee560 obs
  • Western Honey Bee521 obs
  • Red Admiral381 obs
  • Two-spotted Bumble Bee342 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle321 obs
  • Small White317 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/28725841

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