La Crosse Rest Area 31
La Crosse Rest Area 31 is a rest area in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Black River Beach, a beach 1.4 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.2 miles off. 188 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 2.1 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 2.8 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Driftless Area Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Table rock · 2 mi
- Stoney Point · 3 mi
- Mississippi River Lookout · 6 mi
- Hass bench · 7 mi
188 named places within 25 miles
- Hickey Park: 1.5 mi
- Black River Beach: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Watch: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Freedom Park: 1.6 mi
- Copeland Park: 1.7 mi
- Miller Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Sugarloaf: 4.2 mi
- Grandad Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Cliffwood Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Hedgehog Bluff: 5.6 mi
- City of La Crosse: 3.1 mi
- Greens Coulee Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Paul E. Stry Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Apple Valley Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Root River Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Visitors Center: 2.0 mi
- Riverside Museum: 2.9 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Children's Museum of La Crosse: 3.5 mi
- Swarthout Museum: 3.5 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 2.6 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 2.8 mi
- Losey Memorial Arch: 3.3 mi
- Luther College: 7.9 mi
- Memorial to the Unborn: 8.6 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 3.1 mi
- Ribbon V: 3.7 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 4.4 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 8.5 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 2.9 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 3.5 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 3.9 mi
- Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 7.2 mi
- Quarry: 4.8 mi
- King Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 13.8 mi
- 4th class climb: 14.6 mi
- Queen Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Black River Beach: 1.4 mi
- Airport Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 3.3 mi
- Highway 76 Spring: 17.9 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Little Spring: 21.6 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 1.7 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 19.7 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 2.9 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Ashton: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Crosse Rest Area 31. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | ENE 57° | 428 m | 21.3 mi |
| Krueger Hill | NE 55° | 414 m | 14.3 mi |
| Wanless Hill | NE 56° | 414 m | 18.1 mi |
| Waldness Hill | ENE 57° | 413 m | 17.5 mi |
| Heller Hill | NE 56° | 412 m | 17.1 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NNE 17° | 401 m | 18.0 mi |
| Johnson Peak | N 354° | 377 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | WNW 304° | 370 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:44 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 52 | 38 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Crosse Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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