King Bluff
King Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is King's Bluff, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Great River Road passes 1.4 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 336 m
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 7.9 mi off the Apple Blossom Scenic Drive
- 13.2 mi off the Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- North Overlook · 7 mi
- East Overlook · 7 mi
- South Overlook · 7 mi
- King's Bluff Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stephenson Farmstead Park: 1.4 mi
- Long Coulee Park: 1.8 mi
- Van Loon State Public Hunting Grounds: 2.3 mi
- Whispering Pines Park: 3.3 mi
- Sylvan Park: 3.5 mi
- King's Bluff: 0.0 mi
- Decorah Peak: 4.6 mi
- Decorah Mound: 4.7 mi
- Cox Hill: 5.9 mi
- Pine Knob: 6.6 mi
- New Amsterdam Grasslands: 2.0 mi
- Van Loon Wildlife Area: 2.6 mi
- Camp Decorah: 3.1 mi
- Holland Sand Prairie State Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- La Crosse County: 3.5 mi
- Trempealeau Community Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Perrot State Park Nature Center: 10.3 mi
- Visitors Center: 10.5 mi
- Riverside Museum: 13.7 mi
- Historic Hixon House Museum: 13.9 mi
- Decorah Peak: 4.4 mi
- Luther College: 4.4 mi
- Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 7.4 mi
- Sunny the Sunfish: 8.8 mi
- Red Cloud Park: 12.9 mi
- Nature's Backyard: 9.5 mi
- Eagle Landmark: 13.9 mi
- Ribbon V: 14.2 mi
- Statue to Ellen Penney Hixon: 14.5 mi
- Saint Juan Diego: 18.7 mi
- Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Trails Corn Maze: 10.5 mi
- La Crosse Queen: 13.7 mi
- Explore La Crosse: 14.2 mi
- World's Largest Six-Pack: 14.8 mi
- Queen Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 8.7 mi
- 4th class climb: 10.2 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 10.3 mi
- Quarry: 14.7 mi
- Ashton: 13.0 mi
- Rogneys: 16.4 mi
- Bohri: 18.4 mi
- Cortland: 19.8 mi
- Williamsburg: 22.5 mi
- Airport Beach: 10.1 mi
- Black River Beach: 12.0 mi
- Pettibone Beach: 14.1 mi
- La Crosse Rest Area 31: 10.9 mi
- Dresbach Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Sparta Rest Area 16: 21.0 mi
- Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Riverside International Friendship Garden: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of King Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadels Hill | E 88° | 428 m | 18.2 mi |
| Krueger Hill | ESE 102° | 414 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wanless Hill | E 93° | 414 m | 15.3 mi |
| Waldness Hill | E 95° | 413 m | 15.1 mi |
| Heller Hill | E 95° | 412 m | 14.6 mi |
| Square Bluff | N 351° | 407 m | 20.7 mi |
| Peacock Hill | NE 42° | 401 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 134° | 394 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:08 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
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 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 50 | 36 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trempealeau DAM 6, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/353882160
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