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Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 383 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Narrows State Natural Area, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
383 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.48582, -89.60734

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Owen Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Man Mound Park: 3.2 mi
  • Pine Island State Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
  • City View Park: 5.5 mi
  • Sauk County Fairgrounds: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Elephant Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 7.5 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 7.7 mi
  • Whooping Crane: 8.6 mi
  • Fly High Helicopter Tours: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 27
Peaks: 27
  • Townhall Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Cascade Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Sauk Point: 4.8 mi
  • Owls Head Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Southeast Bluff: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 23
Museums: 18
Artworks: 6
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 2
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 7.4 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 7.8 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Knot Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Secret Garden: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 13.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillWSW 243°451 m14.3 mi
Sauk PointSSW 213°449 m4.8 mi
Sauk HillSW 233°445 m9.6 mi
Maple HillWSW 248°424 m16.4 mi
Cascade MountainE 84°388 m4.5 mi
Townhall HillE 95°380 m4.0 mi
Bald KnobNW 306°377 m21.5 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNW 306°366 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:11
June solstice05:1820:0020:44
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2915:3916:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192234465868726962503725
Precip in1.31.42.24.24.35.64.84.53.82.92.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baraboo Wwtp, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353889986

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