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Wolf Mound

Wolf Mound, seen from above at true elevation

Wolf Mound rises to 207 m in Illinois. Dole Hill stands 210 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Park, a park 4.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 59 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q32358843, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
207 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.68920, -87.70308

Overlooks nearby

116 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
Artworks: 20
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 8
Gardens: 7
  • City of Hollies Tree Farm: 21.8 mi
  • ISU Community Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Herbs Garden: 24.0 mi
  • Bamboo Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Bamboo Garden: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Log Cabin Chapel: 17.9 mi
  • Haley Tower: 21.5 mi
  • Watermark Landing: 22.0 mi
  • Obsons Farm Corn Maze: 23.6 mi
  • Pioneer Homestead: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
  • Clear Creek Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Pavillion Aztek Park : 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Speed Beach: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dole HillW 279°210 m9.4 mi
Pottsville HillSE 127°179 m18.2 mi
Lost HillS 185°164 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:2419:4220:23
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:0915:4816:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252940516271747266544131
Precip in2.82.33.04.94.25.03.83.62.93.63.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paris STP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/354222186

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