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Niagara Escarpment

Niagara Escarpment, seen from above at true elevation

Niagara Escarpment is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brussels Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 17 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.71805, -87.59510

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tornado Memorial County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Chaudoirs Dock County Park: 5.4 mi
  • Door County Park: 5.4 mi
  • Gardner Swamp State Wildlife Area: 5.4 mi
  • Sugar Creek County Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
Attractions: 28
Nature reserves: 18
Museums: 13
Peaks: 7
  • Brussels Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Dhuey Hill: 5.7 mi
  • 709: 13.0 mi
  • Mount Lowe: 14.9 mi
  • Montpelier Hills: 20.4 mi
Gardens: 6
  • The Garden Door: 17.0 mi
  • Lenfestey Family Courtyard: 20.5 mi
  • Pet Memorial Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Starlite Garden: 24.7 mi
  • Peace United Methodist Vegetable & Flower Garden: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Niagara Escarpment: 18.0 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wequiock Falls: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Lawton Gallery: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillSSW 198°308 m21.3 mi
Montpelier HillsSSW 197°289 m20.4 mi
Dhuey HillSSW 194°277 m5.7 mi
Brussels HillN 5°259 m2.3 mi
Mount LoweNE 46°226 m14.9 mi
709NE 39°216 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:03
June solstice05:0619:5520:40
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2515:2516:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130415262686760483625
Precip in1.41.01.62.83.23.33.23.83.03.02.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forestville-4e, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353888967

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