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Baraboo Range in winter Looking east down the range on Wisconsin Highway 78. The Baraboo Range is a mountain range in Columbia County and Sauk County, Wisconsin. Geologically, it is a syncline fold consisting of highly eroded Precambrian metamorphic rock. It is about 25 miles (40 km) long and varies from 5 to 10 miles (16 km) in width.
Baraboo (/ ˈ b ɛər ə b uː / ⓘ BAIR-ə-boo) [6] is the county seat of Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Baraboo River. [7] The population was 12,556 as of the 2020 census .
Parfrey's Glen, located within Devil's Lake State Park, is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area. The glen is a deep gorge cut through the sandstone of the south flank of the Baraboo Hills. It was the first State Natural Area to be designated in Wisconsin. [1] The valley was named for Robert Parfrey. [2]
Loess covers most of the hills and forms the parent material of a brown silt loam soil. The lake is surrounded by a mixed conifer-deciduous forest and the Baraboo Hills are also home to one of the largest contiguous hardwood forests in the Midwest. [4] Several moraines are featured in the park, another side effect of glaciation. The North ...
Baraboo is a town in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,816 at the 2020 census. The City of Baraboo is located mostly within the town. The unincorporated community of Crawford Crossing is located in the town.
Baraboo: 1903 Carnegie library designed in Neoclassical style by Louis Claude. Served the workers at Badger Ordnance during World War II, and still serves the community. [6] 2: Baraboo Chicago & North Western Depot and Division Offices: Baraboo Chicago & North Western Depot and Division Offices: April 25, 2022 : 220 Lynn St.
Van Hise Rock is a rock monolith located along Wisconsin Highway 136 near Rock Springs, Wisconsin. The rock is a geologically significant outcropping of Baraboo Quartzite. It serves as a monument to Charles Van Hise, a prominent Wisconsin geologist who studied the area extensively. [3] The rock was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997 ...
The park is on the edge of the Baraboo Range in an unglaciated Driftless Area of south-central Wisconsin. Outcrops of quartzite, hardened sand deposited about 1.6 billion years ago jut out of the tops of these hills. The arch and rock shelter have been weathered out of one such outcropping. The top of the arch is 35 feet (11 m) above the ground.