Bascom Hill

The symbolic center of the UW–Madison campus, Bascom Hill features not only Bascom Hall, also named after former UW President John Bascom; but the buildings of the Law School; the School of Education; and more. In the warmer months, you’ll find students lounging on the hill reading or talking, or even having class outside. And in the winter, you might stumble upon an annual epic snowball fight between the Southeast and the Lakeshore residence halls called the Battle for Bascom.

A class session is held on Bascom Hill during a warm spring day — A class is in session on Bascom Hill during a warm spring day.

Bascom Hall atop Bascom Hill is pictured in a fisheye-lens aerial view — Bascom Hall atop Bascom Hill is pictured in a fish-eye-lens aerial view.

Students and pedestrians walk along snow-covered sidewalks near Bascom Hall — Peeking through Bascom Hall's arches down the hill on a bright snowy day.

Pedestrians walk on the sidewalks of Bascom Hill following a winter storm — Students march up Bascom Hill on a bright winter's day.

Red and white banners featuring the iconic W and the phrase All Ways Forward adorn the exterior of Bascom Hall on a fall day — Banners wave between the columns of Bascom Hall.

The Abraham Lincoln statue is pictured in front of Bascom Hall after a light snow — Bascom Hall.

Hundreds of plastic pink flamingos adorn Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as part of the annual "Fill the Hill" event. — Hundreds of plastic pink flamingos adorn Bascom Hill as part of the annual "Fill the Hill" event.

Soon-to-be-graduate Yer Thor is pictured on the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall before the start of UW-Madison's spring commencement ceremony — A soon-to-be-graduate sits on the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall before the start of UW-Madison's spring commencement ceremony.

A snow-covered Abraham Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill soaks up the winter sun — Bascom Hill with a layer of fresh snow.

Students walk along a colorful tree-lined sidewalk outside Bascom Hall in fall — A sparkly autumn day on Bascom Hill.

Taking a break before their next class, undergraduate students Andres Ramirez and Isabella Christy talk in front of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during autumn — Students chat between classes in front of Bascom Hall.

The Abraham Lincoln statued is picture in front of Bascom Hall — Abe Lincoln statue and Bascom Hall.

Pedestrians and students walk down Bascom Hill on a fall afternoon. — The walkway leading down Bascom Hill is filled with students between classes.

W banners hang from the columns of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison during winter — Bascom Hall.

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