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Queen Bluff

Queen Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Queen Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 374 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Decorah Peak, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 4.6 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
374 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06746, -91.33237

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • High Cliff Park: 1.3 mi
  • Cance Park: 1.3 mi
  • Reception Park: 1.3 mi
  • Trempealeau County Fair Grounds: 1.9 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Decorah Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Decorah Mound: 1.4 mi
  • Johnson Peak: 4.3 mi
  • King's Bluff: 4.5 mi
  • Chicken Breast Bluff: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 11
  • Decorah Peak: 0.6 mi
  • Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 6.4 mi
  • Luther College: 8.9 mi
  • Sunny the Sunfish: 13.0 mi
  • Fighter Jet: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 8
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare Community Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Riverside International Friendship Garden: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillE 98°428 m21.1 mi
Krueger HillESE 113°414 m15.9 mi
Wanless HillESE 103°414 m18.5 mi
Waldness HillESE 105°413 m18.4 mi
Heller HillESE 106°412 m17.9 mi
Square BluffN 358°407 m16.9 mi
Peacock HillENE 71°401 m8.8 mi
Johnson PeakNNE 15°377 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:18
June solstice05:2320:0820:53
September equinox06:5318:2719:05
December solstice07:3815:4316:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133475968727063503623
Precip in1.11.11.83.74.44.34.64.13.82.61.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Trempealeau DAM 6, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353889195

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