Cliff · Wisconsin
Preston Cliffs
Preston Cliffs is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 328 m. Friendship Mound stands 383 m to the west-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Fordham, a ghost town 1.5 miles away. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 328 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.99830, -89.71901
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ship Rock Wayside: 2.8 mi
- Friendship Park: 5.2 mi
- Roche-A-Cri Woods State Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Lion's Park: 5.6 mi
- Burt Morris Park: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 28
- Ship Rock: 2.9 mi
- Roche-a-Cri: 5.0 mi
- Friendship Mound: 5.0 mi
- Chickadee Rock: 5.0 mi
- Minnie Rock: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 4.5 mi
- Roche-A-Cri State Park: 5.0 mi
- School District of Westfield School Forest: 10.6 mi
- Mecan Springs State Natural Area: 12.5 mi
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Pilot Knob Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Spring Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Anderson Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Yellow Banks: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Fordham: 1.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.1 mi
- Springbluff: 5.6 mi
- Roche a Cri: 6.8 mi
- Adams Center: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 8
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 4.9 mi
- Tiny Town: 6.4 mi
- The Painted Rock: 9.0 mi
- Sand Valley Golf Resort: 14.5 mi
- Weather Rock: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Saint Michael Shrine: 16.8 mi
- Saint Anne: 16.8 mi
- God and Country: 16.8 mi
- Joan of Arc: 16.8 mi
- Crucifixion Shrine: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Roche-a-Cri State Park: 5.0 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 10.0 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 10.1 mi
- Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial: 16.8 mi
- Mrs. Salter Killed Here: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 5.0 mi
- Coloma Rest Area 81: 11.0 mi
- Westfield Rest Area 82: 12.3 mi
- Mauston Rest Area 10: 20.6 mi
- Lyndon Station Rest Area 9: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Friendship Beach: 5.0 mi
- Boating Beach: 14.8 mi
- Swimming Beach: 15.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Boorman House: 22.3 mi
- Riverside & Great Northern Railway: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Dans Boat Launch: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Preston Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Mound | WSW 258° | 383 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mosquito Bluff | NNE 28° | 378 m | 21.9 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | NNW 345° | 372 m | 12.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 188° | 351 m | 22.7 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | W 274° | 350 m | 5.0 mi |
| The Ledge | NNE 26° | 346 m | 23.0 mi |
| Lone Rock | NNE 20° | 342 m | 18.6 mi |
| Keystone Rock | N 357° | 340 m | 9.5 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 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
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