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Carving toolsHillpoint has one U-pick farm on our map. Another 6 are within 25 miles. Hillpoint is about 46 miles northwest of Madison, WI.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Wisconsin, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 5). Weather moves harvests by a week or two, so check with the farm before you go.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Hillpoint and you get 7 U-pick farms in 7 towns, including 4 orchards with apples, 1 with strawberries, 1 with blueberries and 1 pumpkin patch. For 2 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Hillpoint itself you'll find Lazy Patch Farm, with pumpkins. It posts updates online and sits on State Highway 154. If it's closed or picked out, the table below shows the next-closest farm for each crop.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Sunset Orchard Town of Rockbridge | 7 mi | 4 |
| Strawberries | Busy Bee Berries Muscoda | 23 mi | 1 |
| Blueberries | The Berry Farmer Baraboo | 20 mi | 1 |
| Pumpkins | Lazy Patch Farm Hillpoint | in town | 1 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Wisconsin; each farm sets its own dates.
Around Hillpoint the last spring frost usually comes around May 5, and the first fall frost around October 6. That leaves about 154 frost-free days for the farms. Late frost keeps the season near Hillpoint short, so berries and fruit tend to come in a rush in summer.
| Crop | Typical season in Wisconsin | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkins | September to October | 60–73 °F | 6 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 37 °F and days reach 60 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Hillpoint, 10 miles away. The actual dates in Hillpoint can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Hillpoint, 10 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe know of one farm in Hillpoint: Lazy Patch Farm. Within 25 miles there are 6 more.
The farms here list pumpkins most often. Each farm posts its own picking days, and they change from year to year.
Around May 5 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around October 6. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Hillpoint, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Sunset Orchard in Town of Rockbridge, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 4 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Wisconsin is September to October.
Busy Bee Berries in Muscoda, about 23 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Wisconsin is June to July.
The Berry Farmer in Baraboo, about 20 miles away in a straight line. It's the only one we list within 25 miles. The usual season in Wisconsin is July to August.
If a farm is missing here, Send us a tip, we update the list regularly.