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Ellison Bluff

Ellison Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Ellison Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. 595 stands 181 m to the southwest, 9.9 miles off. Door County Coastal Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
186 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.25888, -87.10234

109 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Ellison Bay Bluff County Park: 0.4 mi
  • Grandview Park: 1.2 mi
  • Will's Park: 1.4 mi
  • Sand Bay Park: 4.4 mi
  • Marina Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 15
  • Door County Maritime Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Ephraim Historical Foundation: 7.5 mi
  • Anderson Store Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Pioneer School: 7.8 mi
  • Pioneer Cabin: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
Peaks: 4
  • 595: 9.9 mi
  • 591: 10.3 mi
  • 595: 10.5 mi
  • Old Baldy: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Island Clipper (aka Voight's Marine Service): 4.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Pottawatomie Lighthouse: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
595SW 234°181 m9.9 mi
595SW 229°181 m10.5 mi
591SW 232°180 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:01
June solstice05:0119:5520:41
September equinox06:3618:0918:48
December solstice07:2515:2016:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130415363696761493726
Precip in1.71.11.72.73.53.33.13.03.43.62.31.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ephraim 1ne-wwtp, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353872446

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