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Stephens Falls

Stephens Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Stephens Falls is a waterfall in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring House, a spring less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
9 m
Width
2.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.02781, -90.12936

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Parks
  • Springer Park: 3.7 mi
  • Oakham Lawn Park: 4.2 mi
  • Harris Park: 4.4 mi
  • Wilson Park: 4.5 mi
  • Courthouse Pocket Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 30
Historic sites: 27
  • Old Military Road: 4.9 mi
  • Cabin Foundation: 6.9 mi
  • Dodge's Grove and Fort Union: 7.7 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 9.2 mi
  • Lone Rock: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 8
  • Wisconsin Odd Fellow Rebekah Museum: 12.0 mi
  • Nick Engelbert's Grandview Folk Art Environment: 14.1 mi
  • Driftless Historium & Mount Horeb Area Historical Society: 19.8 mi
  • Blanchardville Museum: 20.2 mi
  • Black Earth Children's Museum: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Cox Hollow Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Twin Valley Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
  • Mazo Beach: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Spring House: 0.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsE 90°524 m14.0 mi
Platte MoundsSW 218°435 m23.0 mi
Belmont MoundSSW 212°427 m21.0 mi
Little MoundSW 216°389 m22.6 mi
Bunker HillESE 116°371 m2.5 mi
Dunbar HillNW 321°366 m6.1 mi
Indian CastleENE 73°354 m12.1 mi
Pine KnobENE 66°327 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:13
June solstice05:2220:0120:44
September equinox06:4818:2219:00
December solstice07:2915:4316:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133455767716961493523
Precip in1.51.52.33.94.65.74.74.43.73.12.51.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dodgeville Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/254186813

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