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Grand Butte Des Morts

Grand Butte Des Morts, seen from above at true elevation

Grand Butte Des Morts is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 232 m. Scott Hill stands 309 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrell's Island, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
232 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.09887, -88.65233

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Winneconne Park: 2.8 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 3.1 mi
  • Oshkosh-Larsen Trail Prairies State Natural Area: 3.1 mi
  • Coughlin Park: 3.4 mi
  • Arthur Marble Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Knaggs Ferry: 5.9 mi
  • Larson Brothers Airport: 6.9 mi
  • WWII/Korean/Vietnam War Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • Chief Oshkosh Statue: 8.6 mi
  • Carl Schurz Monument: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 38
  • Moab trail: 2.3 mi
  • Secret Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Pennau and Below Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Woodland PAth: 6.4 mi
  • Reception Garden: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 26
  • Terrell's Island: 1.6 mi
  • Larsons Trail Prairie State Natural Area: 2.6 mi
  • Coughlin Community Natural Area: 6.3 mi
  • Sauby Road Managed Land: 6.7 mi
  • Sawyer Creek Nature Preserve: 7.1 mi
Museums: 21
Artworks: 17
  • Opera House Square Sundial: 8.0 mi
  • Neenah High School Rocket: 8.9 mi
  • Eagle Sculpture: 9.9 mi
  • George Washington: 11.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 12
Peaks: 9
  • Sledding Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Compass Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Mosquito Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Turney Hill: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 5
  • Niagara Escarpment: 17.8 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 18.2 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 18.3 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 18.5 mi
  • Niagara Excarpment: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 19.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scott HillSSW 199°309 m21.8 mi
Spaulding HillSSW 212°299 m22.0 mi
Mosquito HillN 353°296 m19.7 mi
Mount TomSW 232°281 m24.7 mi
Turney HillN 357°280 m21.6 mi
Pools HillSW 216°243 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132455868727063503725
Precip in1.31.11.93.23.94.83.83.43.32.92.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oshkosh, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354532881

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