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Koshawago Spring

Koshawago Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Koshawago Spring is a spring in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 978 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is West Bluff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
978 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.41251, -89.74415
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions: 48
  • Balanced Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 1.2 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 1.3 mi
  • New Life Lavender Farm: 4.0 mi
  • Water Tower Display Area: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Sauk Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Southeast Bluff: 1.4 mi
  • Sauk Point: 4.4 mi
  • Hogback Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Happy Hill: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
Cliffs: 25
Museums: 21
Beaches: 7
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Knot Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Secret Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Native American Garden: 24.9 mi
  • Theme Garden: 24.9 mi
  • Forward Garden: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 13.2 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillWSW 257°451 m6.1 mi
Sauk PointENE 76°449 m4.4 mi
Sauk HillSW 226°445 m1.1 mi
Maple HillW 263°424 m8.4 mi
Cascade MountainENE 64°388 m12.6 mi
Potato HillNW 317°384 m24.8 mi
Townhall HillENE 66°380 m11.9 mi
Bald KnobNNW 329°377 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:1920:0020:44
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2915:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192234465868726962503725
Precip in1.31.42.24.24.35.64.84.53.82.92.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baraboo Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs284357812744510519389314377334355290

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Baraboo River Near Baraboo, WI, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/418115999

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