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Bigelow Hill

Bigelow Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bigelow Hill rises to 322 m in Wisconsin. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Slough and Sand Prairie State Natural Area, a park 2.3 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Wisconsin, United States of America

Wikidata Q35727266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
322 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.15110, -90.23651

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Smith Slough and Sand Prairie State Natural Area: 2.3 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 2.6 mi
  • Brace Park: 2.7 mi
  • Battery Park: 3.0 mi
  • Legion Park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 37
  • Dunbar Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Maiden Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Point Jude / Point Judith: 4.8 mi
  • Percussion Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Deer Shelter Rock: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Lone Rock: 2.7 mi
  • The Pursuit West: 4.2 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 9.5 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright: 10.9 mi
  • Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • M60A3: 5.0 mi
  • House on The Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Twin Valley Cave: 11.2 mi
  • Boeing C-97G: 12.0 mi
  • Hyde Mill: 14.2 mi
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
  • Twin Valley Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Cox Hollow Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Mazo Beach: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Spring House: 10.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsESE 114°524 m21.2 mi
Maple HillNE 44°424 m23.6 mi
Bunker HillSE 141°371 m12.3 mi
Dunbar HillSSE 158°366 m4.1 mi
Red HillNW 307°366 m22.8 mi
Spring HillNNW 333°366 m23.5 mi
John HillNW 310°355 m15.8 mi
Cooper HillNNW 340°354 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2220:0120:45
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:3015:4316:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336475969727062503725
Precip in0.90.91.93.73.75.34.54.23.42.51.91.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lone Rock TRI CO AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1561785 — Bigelow Hill, Iowa County, Wisconsin.

OpenStreetMap element node/349443934

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