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Istrouma Bluff

Istrouma Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Istrouma Bluff is a cliff in Louisiana, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. The nearest named place is LSU Museum of Art, a museum 0.1 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.44797, -91.19094

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Galvez Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Repentance Park: 0.2 mi
  • City Hall Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Riverfront Plaza/Levee Green: 0.2 mi
  • BREC Convention Street Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 30
Historic sites: 11
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • A-7 Corsair: 0.3 mi
  • USCGC WHITE ALDER: 0.3 mi
  • Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 0.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Artworks: 4
  • The Crest: 0.2 mi
  • The Red Stick Sculpture: 5.1 mi
  • 2000: 8.6 mi
  • Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 1
  • Denham Spring: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4519:17
June solstice06:0419:3620:11
September equinox06:5418:3119:03
December solstice06:5816:3317:09

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677580828278695953
Precip in5.84.74.44.95.66.54.76.14.44.23.95.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LSU Ben-hur Farm, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358388227

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