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Stony Bluff

Stony Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Stony Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Wadels Hill stands 428 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Pond State Fishery Area, a park 4.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.15191, -90.75486

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Evans Pond State Fishery Area: 4.2 mi
  • Robinson Creek Pines State Natural Area: 5.3 mi
  • Big Creek State Fishery Area: 6.4 mi
  • Wegner Grotto County Park: 8.4 mi
  • Washburn Marsh State Natural Area: 8.7 mi
Peaks
  • Rudd Hills: 8.7 mi
  • Castle Mound: 9.4 mi
  • Silver Mound: 9.6 mi
  • Iron Mound: 9.9 mi
  • Levis Mound: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Cranberry Discovery Center: 12.7 mi
  • Elroy-Sparta State Trail Tunnel 3: 20.3 mi
  • Bell AH-1: 21.6 mi
  • M60A3: 21.6 mi
  • Benson Platform: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Black River Valley: 6.7 mi
  • Sparta Free Library: 14.6 mi
  • Masonic Lodge: 14.6 mi
  • Tomah: 16.6 mi
  • War Memorial: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Stony Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadels HillSW 222°428 m11.7 mi
Sugarbush HillSSE 162°427 m18.7 mi
Saddle MoundNE 42°421 m18.5 mi
Erdman HillSSE 167°416 m18.6 mi
Wanless HillSW 227°414 m14.7 mi
Krueger HillSW 229°414 m18.5 mi
Waldness HillSW 226°413 m15.4 mi
Heller HillSW 227°412 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:2020:0620:51
September equinox06:5118:2419:02
December solstice07:3615:4016:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151932445767716960473422
Precip in1.11.11.83.74.65.34.14.33.72.62.01.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sparta, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354529590

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