Bogus Bluff
Bogus Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Hill in Richland County stands 390 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Orion Mussel Bed State Natural Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway runs past it. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 225 m
How to reach it
- On the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
- 36.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
164 named places within 25 miles
- Orion Mussel Bed State Natural Area: 1.2 mi
- Avoca Lakeside Park: 1.7 mi
- Legion Park: 2.1 mi
- Riverside Park: 5.2 mi
- Railroad Park Gazebo: 5.6 mi
- Point Jude / Point Judith: 5.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.7 mi
- Day Rock: 6.5 mi
- Bigelow Hill: 6.6 mi
- Pauls Hill: 7.3 mi
- Gotham Jack Pine Barrens State Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Sauk County Forest: 8.0 mi
- Blue River Sand Barrens State Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Bear Creek Fishing Area: 10.4 mi
- Blue River Bluffs State Natural Area: 13.1 mi
- The Pursuit West: 3.7 mi
- Lone Rock: 7.7 mi
- Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Boaz Mastodon: 12.4 mi
- Rural Electification: 12.4 mi
- M60A3: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Cave: 10.5 mi
- Elephant Trunk Rock: 11.2 mi
- House on The Rock: 12.7 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 13.5 mi
- Richland Museum & Visitor's Center: 8.9 mi
- Richland County History Room: 9.0 mi
- Town of Stevenson: 17.8 mi
- Boscobel Station: 19.3 mi
- Fennimore Doll & Toy Museum: 22.3 mi
- Ashford: 11.4 mi
- McGrew: 14.8 mi
- Mill Creek: 16.1 mi
- Corwin: 20.3 mi
- Henrietta: 20.7 mi
- Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Twin Valley Beach: 17.6 mi
- Cox Hollow Beach: 17.9 mi
- Enee Point: 17.6 mi
- Point Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 24.3 mi
- Big Spring: 10.0 mi
- Spring House: 16.4 mi
- Cow: 19.6 mi
- Igor the Mouse: 22.8 mi
- Stephens Falls: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bogus Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill in Richland County | NNW 335° | 390 m | 24.6 mi |
| Sylvan | NW 315° | 383 m | 20.7 mi |
| Johnson Hill | NNW 344° | 372 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 137° | 371 m | 18.7 mi |
| Dunbar Hill | SE 140° | 366 m | 10.3 mi |
| Red Hill | NW 306° | 366 m | 16.2 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 342° | 366 m | 17.7 mi |
| Eysnogel Hill | NNW 345° | 366 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lone Rock TRI CO AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/353870728
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