Grindle Lake Picnic Area
Grindle Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. McCaslin Mountain stands 495 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hagar Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
This picnic area is at a boat landing near my cottage. Families come here in the afternoon to swim and have lunch. My family usually rides 4-wheelers to get here since the road to it is never busy.
How to reach it
68 named places within 25 miles
- Snow Falls Creek State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Chute Pond County Park: 7.8 mi
- Mary Park: 8.6 mi
- Twin Bridge County Park: 10.2 mi
- Twin Bridge County Park: 10.2 mi
- Hagar Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Butler Rock: 5.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 6.1 mi
- McCaslin Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Mount LeBett: 16.3 mi
- Thunder River State Rearing Station: 5.5 mi
- Forbes Springs State Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- High Falls Dam Recreation Area: 8.9 mi
- Governor Thompson State Park: 9.5 mi
- Glocke Lake State Natural Area: 11.8 mi
- Veteran's Falls: 8.0 mi
- Spillway: 9.0 mi
- Emergancy Spillway: 9.0 mi
- Strong Falls: 19.8 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 24.5 mi
- Boat Landing Beach: 5.6 mi
- Woods Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
- Landing 9: 10.8 mi
- Left Foot Lake Beach: 17.5 mi
- Forbes Spring: 6.0 mi
- Hickey Springs: 6.3 mi
- McCaslin Spring: 18.6 mi
- Little Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Backwoods Breakfast: 18.5 mi
- Logger's Site: 18.7 mi
- de Langlade: 17.9 mi
- American Legion Memorial Tank: 17.9 mi
- Half Way North: 18.7 mi
- The Ledge: 18.2 mi
- Perote: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grindle Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCaslin Mountain | N 354° | 495 m | 11.3 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | W 270° | 463 m | 19.5 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | NE 34° | 428 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hagar Mountain | SW 223° | 356 m | 2.7 mi |
| Butler Rock | ESE 123° | 333 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 72° | 306 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount LeBett | SE 138° | 296 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:27 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:25 | 16:14 |
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 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lakewood 3 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4149686890
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