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South Bluff

South Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

South Bluff is a cliff in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 397 m. Adventure Mountain stands 447 m to the northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is C Shaft Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
397 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.72522, -89.17236

54 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Military Hills Roadside Park: 1.9 mi
  • River Road RV Park & Campground: 11.8 mi
  • Webber Park: 12.1 mi
  • James K Paul Park: 12.1 mi
  • Rose Island Landing: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 3.3 mi
  • North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sand Dunes: 19.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Adventure MountainNE 53°447 m5.3 mi
Haystack MountainSE 135°441 m24.4 mi
C Shaft HillNNE 24°422 m0.6 mi
Silver MountainE 101°398 m20.9 mi
Limestone MountainENE 76°339 m23.0 mi
South Military HillSE 146°293 m2.4 mi
North Military HillS 189°292 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0119:2920:09
June solstice06:0421:0821:55
September equinox07:4419:1619:56
December solstice08:3916:2017:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929415463676659473423
Precip in2.91.61.72.43.12.93.23.02.93.62.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontonagon 6 SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353997317

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