Ferry Bluff
Ferry Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 323 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferry Bluff State Natural Area, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 323 m
How to reach it
- 0.7 mi off the Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferry Bluff State Natural Area: 0.2 mi
- Walking Iron County Park: 4.1 mi
- Mazomanie State Wildlife Area: 4.2 mi
- Lions Park: 4.3 mi
- Meyer Oak Grove Park: 4.5 mi
- Lodde's Mill Bluff State Natural Area: 1.4 mi
- Walking Iron County Wildlife Area: 3.0 mi
- Lower Wisconsin State Riverway (Black Hawk Unit): 4.2 mi
- Moely Prairie: 4.7 mi
- Phil's Woods Natural Resource Area: 5.7 mi
- Wisconsin Heights Battle Grounds: 4.6 mi
- Old Halfway Prairie: 5.5 mi
- Village Of Dover: 5.6 mi
- The Baraboo Range: 6.9 mi
- Father Adalbert Inama -- St. Norbert House: 6.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 10.8 mi
- Balanced Rock: 12.8 mi
- Devil's Doorway: 12.9 mi
- Gibraltar Rock: 12.9 mi
- Knot Garden: 15.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 15.2 mi
- Forward Garden: 16.9 mi
- Native American Garden: 16.9 mi
- Theme Garden: 16.9 mi
- Forevertron: 8.7 mi
- Time Keeper: 9.3 mi
- Earth, Sky, Water: 9.9 mi
- CCC Worker: 12.8 mi
- Toy Soldier: 20.7 mi
- Loddes Mill Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Twin Bluffs: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 5.5 mi
- Round Top Hill: 6.3 mi
- Tower Rock: 6.8 mi
- Tripp Heritage Museum: 5.8 mi
- Black Earth Children's Museum: 7.8 mi
- Museum of Badger Army Ammunition: 9.2 mi
- Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- Mid-Continent Railway Museum: 15.5 mi
- Mazo Beach: 1.1 mi
- Riverview Adventure Company Shoreline: 5.2 mi
- South Shore Beach: 12.5 mi
- North Shore Beach: 13.5 mi
- Okee Beach: 14.6 mi
- Point Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Dinosaur Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Table Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Pinnacle Bluff: 11.9 mi
- South Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Koshawago Spring: 12.4 mi
- Spring House: 15.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 17.5 mi
- Riley Spring: 17.9 mi
- Springs: 18.6 mi
- Skillet Falls: 14.3 mi
- Stephens Falls: 21.7 mi
- Cascade Aerator: 23.2 mi
- Train Car: 20.9 mi
- Portage Rest Area 11: 21.2 mi
- Poynette Rest Area 12: 21.2 mi
- Tribal Council Picnic: 21.0 mi
- MacKenzie Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ferry Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mounds | S 187° | 524 m | 14.9 mi |
| Happy Hill | NNW 347° | 451 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sauk Point | NNE 31° | 449 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sauk Hill | NNE 14° | 445 m | 11.5 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNW 336° | 424 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | NE 40° | 388 m | 22.9 mi |
| Townhall Hill | NE 41° | 380 m | 22.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 221° | 371 m | 20.9 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 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:41 | 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 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sauk City Wwtp, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/353872858
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