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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 273 m. Scray Hill stands 269 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
273 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.14995, -88.30113

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wanick Choute Park: 2.5 mi
  • Calumet County Park: 3.1 mi
  • Harrison Town Park: 3.2 mi
  • Farmer's Field Park: 5.0 mi
  • Stockbridge Harbor Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 43
  • Lime Kiln Ruins: 0.8 mi
  • Stockbridge Harbor: 5.6 mi
  • Type 91 10 cm howitzer: 7.3 mi
  • Wisconsin Central Caboose 41: 7.6 mi
  • Isle of Valor: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 39
  • CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Little Chute Windmill: 9.0 mi
  • Neenah Sign: 9.1 mi
  • Lawrence University Arch: 9.2 mi
  • Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 22
  • Heckrodt Wetland Reserve: 7.2 mi
  • Fox River Academy Ravine: 9.2 mi
  • Wild Ones Wild Center: 9.9 mi
  • Carpenter Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Highland's Habitat: 11.1 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 17
  • Red Bird Statue: 1.1 mi
  • Galloping Ghost: 7.8 mi
  • Menasha Indian: 8.0 mi
  • He Who Walks With Thunder: 8.1 mi
  • Gears: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Erna's Turtle Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Arboretum: 7.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Niagara Escarpment: 0.6 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 0.7 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 1.0 mi
  • Niagara Excarpment: 1.2 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Compass Hill: 17.7 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Scray Hill: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 8.8 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
Scray HillNE 39°269 m23.8 mi
Gopher HillNNE 17°223 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2719:06
June solstice05:1119:5720:41
September equinox06:4118:1418:53
December solstice07:2615:3016:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182131445666706861483624
Precip in1.41.01.93.03.94.53.73.33.12.82.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brillion, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/360195652

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