Morrisan falls
Morrisan falls is a waterfall in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. South Mound stands 437 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Clay, a ghost town 1.7 miles away. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Height
- 1 m
- Width
- 10 m
How to reach it
115 named places within 25 miles
- West Arbutus County Park: 2.8 mi
- Black River Camp Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- East Fork Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Andrew Blackhawk Memorial Pow Wow Grounds: 3.4 mi
- Russell Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Duck Hill: 2.3 mi
- Iron Mound: 6.0 mi
- Bruce Mound: 6.2 mi
- Toad Road Peak: 6.7 mi
- Levis Mound: 6.7 mi
- Clay: 1.7 mi
- Wrightsville: 6.1 mi
- Trow: 8.3 mi
- Charter Oak Mills: 11.3 mi
- Kurth: 17.0 mi
- Bauer-Brockway Barrens State Natural Area: 6.1 mi
- Sand Creek Streambank Protection Area: 24.3 mi
- Marshfield School Forest: 24.5 mi
- Plumbers Crack: 6.7 mi
- Humbird Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Stony Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Benson Platform: 7.3 mi
- World's Fair Wisconsin Pavilion: 13.6 mi
- Cranberry Discovery Center: 19.9 mi
- Black River Valley: 9.2 mi
- The White Pine in Neillsville History: 13.0 mi
- Black River Falls Rest Area 54: 9.2 mi
- Millston Rest Area 53: 10.4 mi
- 1897 Clark County Jail Museum: 13.7 mi
- FAHS History Center: 20.0 mi
- Chatty Belle: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Morrisan falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mound | N 355° | 437 m | 23.8 mi |
| Saddle Mound | E 101° | 421 m | 10.2 mi |
| Knapp Mound | SE 137° | 409 m | 14.6 mi |
| Wildcat Mound | SSE 149° | 402 m | 9.6 mi |
| Christie Mound | NNE 15° | 396 m | 20.8 mi |
| Bruce Mound | NW 317° | 395 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mound | ESE 103° | 387 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ball Bluff | SE 135° | 377 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:07 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:39 | 16:27 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 30 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neillsville 3ese, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in Apr, leanest in Jan.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 554 | 681 | 2,960 | 4,335 | 2,523 | 1,992 | 1,268 | 1,150 | 1,532 | 1,255 | 976 | 813 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Black River DS ST Hwy 54 AT Black River Falls, WI, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10107033439
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