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Friendship Mound WI
6-9-2023 - BREAKING - Report that Friendship Mound is on Fire cause is still yet unknown.
Adams County Wisconsin Rock Formation
Friendship Mound is located in Preston Township of Adams County, Central Wisconsin just north of Adams-Friendship and south of Roche-A-Cri State Park home of Roche-A-Cri Mound the steepest hill in the State of Wisconsin according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WI DNR). This mound overlooks Friendship Lake and Friendship Park it's all privately owned not open to the public but there's a zipline business on the eastside and the old ski hill on the westside.
One interesting thing about Friendship Mound is that they can be seen from Roche-A-Cri State Park if you climb the 300+ steps to the top of Roche-A-Cri Mound AND get a guided tour from the park ranger because Friendship Mound to the south. The public platform is on the north side of the mound with no view of Friendship. You can see about a dozen formations from the platform plus there are plaques to help you identify each one including: Minnie Rock, Ship Rock, Cottonville Rock, Rabbit Rock, Dorro Couche Mound, Necedah Mound, Petenwell Mounds aka Petenwell Rock, Quincy Bluff, Rattlesnake Mound, One Mile Bluff and Friendship Mound. See the Photos Above!
NOTES:
On Private Land
The Rock are visably exposed.
According to WI GIS Mapping
- Highest Point Above Seal Level is about 1,288ft
- About 310ft High
Friendship Mound Topo Map
Area Information about Preston Township Wisconsin
Preston Township is located in Adams County, Central Wisconsin just north of Adams/Friendship. Preston has the only State Park in the County; Roche-A-Cri State Park. The park features Roche-A-Cri Mound which has 303 steps all the way to the top with a lookout platform facing the north with views also to both east and west where you can see the hills of Coloma and all the way to the Wisconsin River Valley. Carter Creek flows through the state park and eventually feeds into Castle Rock Lake, WI. You can see dozens of Turkey Vultures circling the mound on any given day. Directly to the South is Friendship Mound which over looks both Friendship Lake and Friendship Park.
Preston is also home to Big Roche-A-Cri Lake which is about 200 acres of ski able water formed by Big Roche-A-Cri Creek trout stream. There's also Carter Creek, Deed Horse Creek, Fordham Creek and Bingham Creek which forms Bingham Pond. Besides Roche-A-Cri State Park there's also Remnant Fordham Creek and Remnant Little Roche-A-Cri Creek which is also open to the public for Trout Fishing and Hunting.
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Lakes, Rivers, Creeks and Trout Streams
- Big Roche-A-Cri Lake
- Big Roche-A-Cri Creek - Trout Stream
- Friendship Lake
- Little Roche-A-Cri Creek - Trout Stream
- Fordham Creek - Trout Stream
- Carter Creek - Trout Stream
- Bingham Creek
- Bingham Pond
- Dead Horse Creek
Public Land & Features for the Area
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
- Remnant Little Roche-A-Cri Creek
- Remnant Fordham Creek
- Cottonville Rock PRIVATE
- Preston Cliffs PRIVATE
- Roche-A-Cri Mound
- Roche-A-Cri State Park
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