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Allen Bluff

Allen Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Allen Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 283 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Poynette Rest Area 12, a rest area 0.9 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.41249, -89.48484

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Camp Rest Park: 2.2 mi
  • Happy Hollow Park: 2.4 mi
  • Jamieson Park: 3.3 mi
  • Valley View Park: 4.0 mi
  • Harmony Grove Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • John Muir View: 5.0 mi
  • Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 7.5 mi
  • Pierre Pauquette Ferry Marker: 8.7 mi
  • The Lower Narrows: 9.7 mi
  • Marquette: 10.2 mi
Attractions
  • Gibraltar Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 10.0 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 11.8 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 12.1 mi
Artworks
  • CCC Worker: 11.4 mi
  • Pink Elephant: 12.4 mi
  • Earth, Sky, Water: 12.9 mi
  • Time Keeper: 13.2 mi
  • Forevertron: 14.8 mi
Museums: 30
  • Poynette Area Historical Society: 4.4 mi
  • Conservation Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Logging Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site: 10.1 mi
  • Nature Center: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Townhall Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Cascade Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Owls Head Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Goose Egg Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Sauk Point: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 26
Beaches: 19
Cliffs: 17
Springs: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 0.9 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 1.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allen Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillW 266°451 m19.0 mi
Sauk PointW 277°449 m8.8 mi
Sauk HillW 267°445 m13.8 mi
Maple HillW 267°424 m21.3 mi
Cascade MountainNNW 343°388 m5.8 mi
Townhall HillNNW 336°380 m5.2 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNW 307°366 m24.4 mi
Blue MoundNW 321°351 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3916:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192234465969727062503725
Precip in1.51.52.24.04.65.44.94.43.83.02.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodi Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353869876

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