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Bald Bluff

Bald Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 328 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Windrow Bluff, a cliff 1.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
328 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.96135, -90.63097

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Stevens Knoll: 1.6 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Thorp Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Limekiln Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Coles Peak: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Fort McCoy Barrens State Natural Area: 3.4 mi
  • La Crosse River State Fishery Area: 5.5 mi
  • Jodi Circle Park: 5.7 mi
  • Winnebago Park: 5.8 mi
  • Winnebago Park: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Historic sites: 9
  • Tomah: 6.7 mi
  • Sparta Free Library: 9.1 mi
  • Masonic Lodge: 9.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • War Memorial: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 3: 7.1 mi
  • Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 2: 9.5 mi
  • Cranberry Discovery Center: 13.4 mi
  • Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 1: 14.2 mi
  • Bell AH-1: 18.7 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Artworks: 1
  • Elroy Tunnel Mural: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Bald Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillWNW 288°428 m14.6 mi
Sugarbush HillS 185°427 m4.7 mi
Erdman HillSSW 203°416 m5.4 mi
Wanless HillW 280°414 m17.1 mi
Krueger HillW 273°414 m20.2 mi
Mount EveESE 104°413 m14.0 mi
Waldness HillW 278°413 m17.3 mi
Heller HillW 278°412 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:2120:0520:50
September equinox06:5018:2419:02
December solstice07:3515:4116:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932445767716960473422
Precip in1.11.11.83.74.65.34.14.33.72.62.01.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353869991

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