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Mount Zion

Mount Zion, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Zion rises to 316 m in Wisconsin. High Point stands 362 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nantucket Park, a park 2.2 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Wisconsin, United States of America

Wikidata Q49055356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
316 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70918, -88.92122

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nantucket Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sheiffer Park: 2.4 mi
  • Saturn Park: 2.5 mi
  • Optimist Community Park: 2.6 mi
  • Excalibur Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • New Life Cross: 2.6 mi
  • Milton Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • First State Fair: 5.2 mi
  • Medal of Honor Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 9.5 mi
Museums: 20
Attractions: 13
  • Bessie the Cow: 3.9 mi
  • Five Points: 6.0 mi
  • Skydive the Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Coral Cove Family Fun Center: 17.9 mi
  • Blackhawk Farms Raceway: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Lions Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Assembly Park Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Troll Beach: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 8
Artworks: 7
  • NIS Train: 5.2 mi
  • Sundial: 12.6 mi
  • the Flame of Friendship: 14.7 mi
  • Giraffe Statue: 14.8 mi
  • Romeo the Elephant: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Lone Tree Bluff: 13.9 mi
  • Bald Bluff: 18.5 mi
  • Liberty Mound: 24.4 mi
  • High Point: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Stute Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Williams Knoll: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointSE 132°362 m24.8 mi
Liberty MoundNNW 330°326 m24.4 mi
Lone Tree BluffENE 65°320 m13.9 mi
Bald BluffENE 60°317 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1819:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435475969737163513726
Precip in1.61.62.13.64.15.04.24.33.73.02.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Afton - Janesville Wwtp, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1569862 — Mount Zion, Rock County, Wisconsin.

OpenStreetMap element node/349447306

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