Dinosaur Bluff
Dinosaur Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 301 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 301 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pan Hollow State Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- South Bluff/Devil's Nose State Natural Area: 4.9 mi
- Natural Bridge State Park: 5.6 mi
- McGilvra Woods State Natural Area: 5.7 mi
- Pewits Nest State Natural Area: 6.0 mi
- Dr. Evermor's Park: 2.5 mi
- Pine Hollow State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Fieldstone Park: 5.8 mi
- Elsing Park: 6.1 mi
- Richard A. Grant Park: 6.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Balanced Rock: 5.8 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 6.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 6.3 mi
- New Life Lavender Farm: 6.8 mi
- Hogback Hill: 1.5 mi
- Happy Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sauk Hill: 3.9 mi
- Maple Hill: 4.9 mi
- Tower Rock: 5.1 mi
- The Land Remembers: 2.7 mi
- The Baraboo Range: 3.9 mi
- Immanuel Evangelical Church: 5.0 mi
- Steidtman Farmstead Barn: 5.1 mi
- Ringling Bungalow Foundation: 5.4 mi
- South Bluff: 5.4 mi
- West Bluff: 5.5 mi
- West Bluff: 5.5 mi
- West Bluff: 5.7 mi
- East Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 2.7 mi
- Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 7.0 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
- Sauk County Historical Society History Center: 7.8 mi
- Forevertron: 2.5 mi
- Time Keeper: 4.1 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 4.3 mi
- CCC Worker: 6.3 mi
- Golspar Dragon: 17.7 mi
- South Shore Beach: 5.5 mi
- North Shore Beach: 6.1 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 8.3 mi
- Mazo Beach: 9.8 mi
- Okee Beach: 12.4 mi
- Knot Garden: 6.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 6.7 mi
- Native American Garden: 23.8 mi
- Forward Garden: 23.8 mi
- Theme Garden: 23.9 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 5.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 9.4 mi
- Spring House: 22.3 mi
- Springs: 24.0 mi
- Moe Settlement: 17.1 mi
- Dell Prairie: 21.4 mi
- Corwin: 25.0 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 17.5 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 17.7 mi
- Skillet Falls: 5.9 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dinosaur Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | S 184° | 524 m | 23.5 mi |
| Happy Hill | NW 310° | 451 m | 2.7 mi |
| Sauk Point | ENE 63° | 449 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NE 52° | 445 m | 3.9 mi |
| Maple Hill | WNW 295° | 424 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | ENE 60° | 388 m | 17.5 mi |
| Potato Hill | NNW 328° | 384 m | 24.9 mi |
| Townhall Hill | ENE 62° | 380 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:40 | 16:27 |
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 | 22 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baraboo Wwtp, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/353872109
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