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Bogus Bluff

Bogus Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Bogus Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. Tuttle Hill stands 372 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686, a historic site 0.4 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.46941, -92.22962

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ohuta Park: 2.2 mi
  • Patton Park: 2.4 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Park: 2.4 mi
  • Roschen Park: 2.4 mi
  • McCahill Ball Field: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Maiden Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Farm Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Seine Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Nerike Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Cotter Hill: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Playtime: 16.3 mi
  • Jake On Base: 16.4 mi
  • Klompenboot: 16.4 mi
  • Oculus: 16.4 mi
  • Rock Dragon II: 16.4 mi
Museums: 14
  • Pepin Depot Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Arrowhead Bluffs Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Lark Toys: 16.1 mi
  • Aliveo Military Museum: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 11
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Florence Township Beach: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • National Eagle Center: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Prairie Island Community Garden: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tuttle HillNNE 12°372 m19.9 mi
Farm HillNE 51°360 m5.0 mi
Nerike HillNE 35°355 m6.7 mi
Weisinger HillNNE 24°354 m14.8 mi
Ganoe HillNE 42°350 m11.5 mi
Waubeek MoundNE 42°349 m19.9 mi
Gates HillNE 35°345 m9.8 mi
Cotter HillNNE 20°342 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4319:21
June solstice05:2520:1320:58
September equinox06:5718:3019:08
December solstice07:4315:4516:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141931455768727061483421
Precip in1.01.12.03.44.45.34.24.73.72.52.01.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Theilman 1ssw, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353870721

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