Butternut

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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0.8 mi

Distance

36 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

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  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

  • Outside any avalanche forecast zone

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Butternut

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.8 mi
Elevation gain
36 ft
Elevation loss
244 ft
Highest point
1,717 ft
Lowest point
1,682 ft

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About this route

Butternut is a short 0.84-mile loop trail in Wisconsin with 244 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.

Facts about this route

The climb

High point
1,717 ft
Steepest stretch
4% grade around mile 1.3 from the start
Length
0.8 mi
Shape
Loop

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Eagle Rvr, WI weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan21° high2° low
  2. Feb26° high3° low
  3. Mar37° high13° low
  4. Apr50° high26° low
  5. May65° high39° low
  6. Jun75° high50° low
  7. Jul78° high54° low
  8. Aug75° high52° low
  9. Sep67° high44° low
  10. Oct53° high33° low
  11. Nov38° high21° low
  12. Dec26° high10° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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