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Little Mound

Little Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Little Mound rises to 389 m in Wisconsin. Platte Mounds stands 435 m to the west, 0.8 miles off. Great River Road passes 14 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Wisconsin, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
389 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.76222, -90.38957

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area: 2.0 mi
  • Prairie View Park: 3.8 mi
  • Mound View Park: 3.8 mi
  • Legion Park: 4.2 mi
  • Highland Park: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 46
  • Igor the Mouse: 20.1 mi
  • Kerouac Quotation: 22.5 mi
  • An Ode to the River: 22.5 mi
  • RBG: 22.6 mi
  • Owl's Moon: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Belmont - Wisconsin Territory 1836: 1.5 mi
  • 1998 Wisconsin Assembly: 1.5 mi
  • Governor Tommy G. Thompson's 1998 Address at Wisconsin's First Capitol: 1.5 mi
  • Old Rock Church: 10.6 mi
  • Historic Mineral Point: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 25
Museums: 23
Peaks: 21
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Cleary Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Spring House: 22.6 mi
  • Marsden Well: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
  • Cox Hollow Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Twin Valley Beach: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platte MoundsW 278°435 m0.8 mi
Belmont MoundENE 77°427 m2.1 mi
White HillSSE 152°381 m17.3 mi
Charles MoundSSE 157°374 m19.4 mi
Sherrill MoundWSW 243°374 m23.4 mi
Bunker HillNE 42°371 m23.1 mi
Dunbar HillNNE 22°366 m24.9 mi
Mount SumnerSSE 148°357 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2420:0120:44
September equinox06:5018:2319:01
December solstice07:3015:4516:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465868727062503624
Precip in1.21.52.14.04.66.05.34.24.32.82.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platteville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349446384

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