Rattlesnake Bluff
Rattlesnake Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 286 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiffany State Public Hunting Grounds, a park 3.0 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 286 m
How to reach it
Overlooks nearby
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
- Carlson Kiln · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 27 mi
- Vista point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tiffany State Public Hunting Grounds: 3.0 mi
- Thrive! Park: 3.7 mi
- Castleberg Park: 4.1 mi
- Nelson-Trevino Bottoms State Natural Area: 5.6 mi
- Beach Park: 6.8 mi
- Five Mile Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Farm Hill: 8.8 mi
- Notch Hill: 8.9 mi
- Round Hill: 8.9 mi
- Ganoe Hill: 9.4 mi
- Fox Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Fivemile Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Limekiln Bluff: 7.0 mi
- Pine Creek Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Erickson Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 8.5 mi
- Pepin Depot Museum: 8.8 mi
- Arrowhead Bluffs Museum: 9.0 mi
- Old Courthouse Museum & Jail: 10.5 mi
- Castle Rock Museum: 11.2 mi
- Savoy: 4.5 mi
- Springdale: 10.7 mi
- Welch Point: 15.8 mi
- Florence: 16.6 mi
- Old Tyrone: 17.8 mi
- Beef Slough: 8.2 mi
- Little House Wayside: 11.0 mi
- Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686: 12.1 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 14.3 mi
- Maiden Rock: 15.3 mi
- Little House Wayside: 11.0 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 13.0 mi
- Lake City Concourse: 14.1 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- National Eagle Center: 6.8 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 16.3 mi
- Historical Society Musuem: 16.3 mi
- Durand, WI: 10.6 mi
- Portrait of a Community: 10.6 mi
- Viking Statue: 17.5 mi
- Florence Township Beach: 17.6 mi
- Trout Valley Trail: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest point in Buffalo County | ESE 101° | 417 m | 21.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 100° | 398 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tuttle Hill | NNW 337° | 372 m | 20.8 mi |
| Farm Hill | WNW 288° | 360 m | 8.8 mi |
| Nerike Hill | WNW 301° | 355 m | 9.9 mi |
| Weisinger Hill | NNW 334° | 354 m | 14.6 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | NNW 330° | 350 m | 9.4 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | N 4° | 349 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:12 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:43 | 16:32 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Durand, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/353889102
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