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Anderson Bluff

Anderson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Anderson Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 324 m. Johnson Hill stands 411 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Easton Mound, a peak 2.2 miles away. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
324 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.79831, -89.80735

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Two Rivers: 3.4 mi
  • Brooks Bluff State Natural Area: 5.0 mi
  • Quincy Bluff State Natural Area: 6.3 mi
  • Wonder Lake Beach Park: 6.4 mi
  • Yukon Trails Park: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 49
Peaks: 37
  • Easton Mound: 2.2 mi
  • Barbican Bluff: 5.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 6.2 mi
  • Lone Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Quincy Bluff: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • Hop Raising: 7.5 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells: 11.9 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 12.0 mi
  • Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 13.4 mi
  • Roche-a-Cri State Park: 14.1 mi
Museums: 13
Artworks: 10
  • Golspar Dragon: 12.2 mi
  • Saint Michael Shrine: 19.7 mi
  • Saint Anne: 19.8 mi
  • Joan of Arc: 19.8 mi
  • God and Country: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Rest areas: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Boating Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Friendship Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Secret Garden: 23.4 mi
  • Knot Garden: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillW 271°411 m21.0 mi
Daylight HillWSW 256°396 m20.3 mi
Potato HillWSW 238°384 m16.2 mi
Friendship MoundN 358°383 m12.8 mi
Braund HillW 272°378 m20.2 mi
Bald KnobSW 219°377 m11.7 mi
Wood HillW 272°367 m21.6 mi
Rattlesnake KnobSSW 196°366 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:12
June solstice05:1820:0220:46
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:3115:3816:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162031445767716961483522
Precip in1.31.31.93.44.24.54.64.43.52.51.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friendship, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353869920

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