Cliff · Wisconsin
Pilot Knob Bluff
Pilot Knob Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 333 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the west, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Bluff, a cliff 1.3 miles away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 333 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.98053, -89.64401
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ship Rock Wayside: 3.4 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Lawrence Creek State Wildlife Area: 6.5 mi
- Upper Fox Headwaters State Natural Area: 7.6 mi
- Friendship Park: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 27
- Ship Rock: 3.4 mi
- Johns Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Minnie Rock: 8.4 mi
- Friendship Mound: 8.6 mi
- Roche-a-Cri: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- School District of Westfield School Forest: 7.5 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Roche-A-Cri State Park: 8.8 mi
- Mecan Springs State Natural Area: 9.6 mi
- Greenwood Wildlife Area: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Spring Bluff: 1.3 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 1.5 mi
- Preston Cliffs: 3.9 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Swandas Bluff: 19.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- The Painted Rock: 5.2 mi
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 8.8 mi
- Tiny Town: 9.1 mi
- Weather Rock: 12.4 mi
- Sand Valley Golf Resort: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Pilot Knob: 1.4 mi
- Springbluff: 4.3 mi
- Fordham: 4.7 mi
- New Chester: 8.2 mi
- Adams Center: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 8
- Lion: 20.4 mi
- Saint Michael Shrine: 20.6 mi
- Saint Anne: 20.7 mi
- God and Country: 20.7 mi
- Joan of Arc: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 8.9 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 13.8 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 14.0 mi
- Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial: 20.7 mi
- Mrs. Salter Killed Here: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Coloma Rest Area 81: 7.2 mi
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 8.3 mi
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 8.9 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 22.0 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Friendship Beach: 8.5 mi
- Boating Beach: 17.7 mi
- Swimming Beach: 18.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 24.5 mi
- Boorman House: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dans Boat Launch: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pilot Knob Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Mound | W 272° | 383 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mosquito Bluff | NNE 18° | 378 m | 21.6 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | NNW 333° | 372 m | 15.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | SSW 198° | 351 m | 22.3 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | W 280° | 350 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Ledge | NNE 16° | 346 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Morris | ENE 67° | 346 m | 24.7 mi |
| Lone Rock | N 8° | 342 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:33 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:01 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:37 | 16:24 |
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 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friendship, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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