Bigelow Hill
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. 36 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
- 2.9 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Sauk County Forest: 3.7 mi
- Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- Tower Hill State Park: 9.7 mi
- Governor Dodge State Park: 10.6 mi
- Bear Creek Fishing Area: 11.5 mi
- Lone Rock: 2.7 mi
- The Pursuit West: 4.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 14.7 mi
- Old Military Road: 14.8 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
- Elephant Trunk Rock: 14.9 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 14.8 mi
- Richland County History Room: 14.9 mi
- Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 20.5 mi
- Boscobel Station: 23.7 mi
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum: 24.0 mi
- Bogus Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Enee Point: 11.3 mi
- Point Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Ferry Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Ashford: 17.8 mi
- Pendarvis: 20.1 mi
- McGrew: 21.1 mi
- Mill Creek: 22.6 mi
- Corwin: 24.4 mi
- 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
- Spring House: 10.1 mi
- Big Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cow: 23.9 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 24.3 mi
- Stephens Falls: 10.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | ESE 114° | 524 m | 21.2 mi |
| Maple Hill | NE 44° | 424 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 141° | 371 m | 12.3 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | SSE 158° | 366 m | 4.1 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 307° | 366 m | 22.8 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 333° | 366 m | 23.5 mi |
| John Hill | NW 310° | 355 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NNW 340° | 354 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
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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