Belmont Mound State Park
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Belmont Mound State Park
US State Park, Wisconsin
c/o Yellowstone Lake State Park
7896 Lake Rd
Blanchardville, WI 53516
Phone: 608-523-4427
Size: 78 acres. Location: 2.5 miles northwest of Belmont off County Hwy G. Facilities: Picnic area, playground, observation tower. Special Features: This 400-foot mound is an outlier of the Niagara dolomite escarpment. From the park's 64-foot observation tower, visitors can see for miles in all directions. Belmont Lions Club operates and maintains this state park property.
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Belmont Mound State Park
| Belmont Mound State Park | |
| Wisconsin State Park | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Lafayette |
| City | Belmont |
| Coordinates | 42°46′7″N 90°20′58″W / 42.76861°N 90.34944°W |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Management | Belmont Lions Club |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
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Belmont Mound State Park is a Wisconsin state park containing Belmont Mound, a 400-foot (120 m) hill topped by a 64-foot (19.5 m) observation tower. The park is managed by the Belmont Lions Club rather than the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Belmont Mound is an outlier of the Niagara Escarpment, one of several in this part of the unglaciated Driftless Area. "Belmont" is an anglicisation of the French name Belle Monte, meaning "beautiful mountain." A portion of the park received further protection in 1981 when Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area was added to the Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program. The park is for day-use only; there are picnic facilities but no campground. The First Capitol Historic Site, where the first session of the Wisconsin Territory Legislature met beginning on October 25, 1836, is located just west of the park entrance.
External links
- Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area official website
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