- Elevation, modelled
- 261 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Mounds524 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway18.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 43.0542, -89.4319
Council Spring is a spring in Wisconsin, at a modelled 261 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kenneth Jensen Wheeler Council Ring, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Council Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | W 265° | 524 m | 21.3 mi |
| Indian Castle | W 274° | 354 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NW 322° | 346 m | 21.0 mi |
| Liberty Pole Hill | S 176° | 338 m | 15.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 278° | 327 m | 23.9 mi |
| Liberty Mound | E 101° | 326 m | 13.9 mi |
| Owls Head Hill | NNW 340° | 319 m | 25.0 mi |
| Frederick's Hill | NNW 331° | 317 m | 5.6 mi |
- 18.0 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kenneth Jensen Wheeler Council Ring: 0.0 mi
- Old Spring Hotel: 0.4 mi
- Albert G. Schmedeman: 0.4 mi
- Oscar Rennebohm: 0.5 mi
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck: 0.5 mi
- Glenwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Nakoma Park: 0.7 mi
- Westmorland Park: 0.7 mi
- Hillington Triangle: 0.7 mi
- Reservoir Park: 0.9 mi
- Edgewood Forest: 0.6 mi
- University of Wisconsin Arboretum - Grady Tract: 1.7 mi
- Lakeshore Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Knollwood Conservation Park: 2.1 mi
- Harlan Hills Prairie: 2.1 mi
- Conservation Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Goat Feeding: 1.1 mi
- Rhino: 1.1 mi
- Giraffe: 1.1 mi
- Camel: 1.1 mi
- Hoyt Park Pyramid: 1.1 mi
- Bison Prairie Gateway Bisons: 1.1 mi
- Turtle: 1.1 mi
- Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Visible Bucky: 1.3 mi
- UW Geology Museum: 1.7 mi
- L.R. Ingersoll Physics Museum: 1.9 mi
- University of Wisconsin Space Place: 2.1 mi
- Chazen Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- Madison Museum of Contemporary Art: 2.6 mi
- Circle Bench: 0.7 mi
- Vilas Park Beach: 1.1 mi
- Willow Beach: 1.8 mi
- Brittingham Beach: 2.1 mi
- Bernie's Beach: 2.2 mi
- Observatory Hill: 1.9 mi
- Blackhawk Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bascom Hill: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Heights: 2.3 mi
- Frederick's Hill: 5.6 mi
- Ho Nee Um Spring: 0.0 mi
- Big Spring: 0.5 mi
- Merrill Spring: 2.6 mi
- Springs: 5.3 mi
- Spring House: 9.4 mi
- Fox Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Maple Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Table Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Pine Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Table and Gazebo: 2.5 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 7.5 mi
- Williams Knoll: 11.9 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 5.5 mi
- Train Car: 7.7 mi
- Fellows: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:40 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 34 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — UW Arboretum - Madison, under a mile away.
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