Blue Mound State Park

For the similarly named state park in Minnesota, see Blue Mounds State Park.

Blue Mound State Park
East observation tower on the Blue Mound
Interactive map of Blue Mound State Park
LocationIowa and Dane counties, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates43°01′41″N 89°51′10″W / 43.02806°N 89.85278°W / 43.02806; -89.85278
Area1,153 acres (467 ha)
Established1959
Administered byWisconsin Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteOfficial website
Blue Mound State Park
Blue Mound State Park
Location in Wisconsin
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Blue Mound State Park (the United States)
Wisconsin State Parks

Blue Mound State Park is a state park in Wisconsin, United States, located atop the largest hill in the southern half of the state, near the village of Blue Mounds. The 1,153-acre (467 ha) park features a pair of observation towers affording views of the Wisconsin River valley and Baraboo Range to the north, the mounds, buttes, and rolling forests of the Driftless Area to the south and west, and the young glacial plains and city of Madison to the east.

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