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Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Pleasant rises to 316 m in Wisconsin. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Julia, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Wisconsin, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054149, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.89556, -89.64457

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Robert M. La Follette: The Early Years: 2.5 mi
  • Historic Cabin Site: 4.2 mi
  • William B. Roys: 4.7 mi
  • HERBERT O. KUBLY: 5.5 mi
  • New Glarus: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Forest of Fame Park: 3.4 mi
  • Windmill Oaks Park: 4.1 mi
  • Wilhelm Tell Shooting Park: 5.0 mi
  • Hoesly Pond Park: 5.4 mi
  • Glarner Park: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Epic Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Verona Meadow: 8.8 mi
  • Good Shephard Food Pantry Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Badger Prairie Meadow: 9.4 mi
  • Emmett Schulte Garden: 9.9 mi
Artworks
  • Toy Soldier: 8.2 mi
  • St Andrew's Mary Statue: 8.9 mi
  • Community: 13.1 mi
  • Allied Community Obelisk: 13.3 mi
  • Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 40
Museums: 27
Beaches: 24
Peaks: 19
Springs: 8
  • Big Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Riley Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Spring House: 13.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 14.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Train Car: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 9.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsNW 311°524 m13.9 mi
Bunker HillWNW 290°371 m23.7 mi
Indian CastleNW 314°354 m18.1 mi
Liberty Pole HillESE 111°338 m12.7 mi
Pine KnobNW 318°327 m19.3 mi
Frederick's HillNNE 27°317 m17.8 mi
Mount JuliaE 83°313 m1.5 mi
Badger Mill HillNE 44°310 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2119:5820:42
September equinox06:4718:2018:58
December solstice07:2715:4216:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349447254

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