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Coon Bluff

Coon Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Coon Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 354 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Knob, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
354 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.60581, -89.86096

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hulbert Creek Woods State Natural Area: 2.4 mi
  • Mirror Lake Pine-Oak Forest State Natural Area: 2.9 mi
  • Dell Creek State Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
  • Ralph Hines Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lake Delton Public Beach: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 50
Peaks: 40
  • Rattlesnake Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Grubb Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Blue Mound: 6.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 6.3 mi
  • Fox Point: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 30
Historic sites: 25
  • Wisconsin Dells: 4.1 mi
  • Dawn Manor: Site of the Lost City of Newport: 4.5 mi
  • Wisconsin Dells Firefighters Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Hop Raising: 7.6 mi
  • Van Hise Rock: 8.5 mi
Museums: 18
Ghost towns: 8
Beaches: 7
  • North Shore Beach: 13.9 mi
  • South Shore Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Boating Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Swimming Beach: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Secret Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Knot Garden: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 11.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillS 180°451 m14.7 mi
Sauk PointSE 140°449 m15.9 mi
Sauk HillSSE 160°445 m15.0 mi
Maple HillS 190°424 m14.6 mi
Johnson HillNW 306°411 m22.8 mi
Daylight HillWNW 296°396 m18.9 mi
Cascade MountainESE 114°388 m18.8 mi
Potato HillWNW 293°384 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1920:0120:45
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3015:3916:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133455767716961483524
Precip in1.31.42.34.14.45.14.04.23.82.82.21.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353871684

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