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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

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
Nature reserves: 47
Peaks: 30
Historic sites: 25
  • 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: 14
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: 2
  • Spring House: 0.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.7 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 MoundsE524 m14.0 mi
Platte MoundsSW435 m23.0 mi
Belmont MoundSSW427 m21.0 mi
Little MoundSW389 m22.6 mi
Bunker HillESE371 m2.5 mi
Dunbar HillNW366 m6.1 mi
Indian CastleENE354 m12.1 mi
Pine KnobENE327 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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