Pewit's Nest State Natural Area

Pewit's Nest State Natural Area
The Gorge at Pewit's nest
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Location	Sauk, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates	43°27′4″N 89°47′24″W / 43.45111°N 89.79000°W / 43.45111; -89.79000
Area	36 acres (15 ha)
Elevation	892 ft (272 m)[1]
Established	1985
Governing body	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Pewit's Nest State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, USA, that includes a deep gorge formed during the retreat of the last glacier. Pewit's Nest is outside Baraboo in Sauk County. At one time a waterwheel and mill were located on the site and an individual lived in the solid sandstone. The name of the site was a result of early settlers calling it "Peewit's Nest" after the abode, ten feet above a deep pool of water, resembling the nest of a phoebe (or peewit, an earlier name for this bird). The water-wheel once turned lathes for repairing or manufacturing equipment, but no evidence of it remains. Pewit's Nest is owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and was designated a State Natural Area in 1985.