Cliff · Wisconsin
Twelve Mile Bluff
Twelve Mile Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 291 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 291 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.32358, -91.91349
Overlooks nearby
- Carley State Park Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Garvin Heights Park Scenic Lookout · 24 mi
- Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Alma Beach and Recreational Area: 1.4 mi
- Riecks Lake Park: 2.3 mi
- Rieck's Lake Park and Campground: 2.4 mi
- Peter Heins Wayside Park: 4.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 25
- Eagle Peak: 12.6 mi
- Eagle Point: 13.8 mi
- Five Mile Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Owl Head: 14.7 mi
- Tom Mountain: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Museums: 15
- Castle Rock Museum: 0.3 mi
- Lark Toys: 4.7 mi
- Arrowhead Bluffs Museum: 7.1 mi
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum: 14.0 mi
- Pepin Depot Museum: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Twelve Mile Bluff: 0.1 mi
- Pine Creek Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Fox Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Erickson Bluff: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Beef Slough: 2.9 mi
- Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686: 18.2 mi
- James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt Monument: 19.5 mi
- Little House Wayside: 19.6 mi
- Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Anchorage: 8.6 mi
- Whitewater Falls: 14.7 mi
- Savoy: 15.2 mi
- Springdale: 15.6 mi
- Cortland: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- National Eagle Center: 7.2 mi
- Rock In the House: 16.0 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 20.1 mi
- Historical Society Musuem: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Lake City Concourse: 19.2 mi
- Little House Wayside: 19.6 mi
- Lake Pepin Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Wayside 46-07: 23.6 mi
Artworks: 3
- Viking Statue: 6.5 mi
- Durand, WI: 21.2 mi
- Portrait of a Community: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Trout Valley Trail: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Florence Township Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Twelve Mile Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest point in Buffalo County | ENE 71° | 417 m | 18.9 mi |
| Eagle Peak | NE 49° | 398 m | 12.6 mi |
| Sugar Loaf | SE 145° | 370 m | 24.9 mi |
| Farm Hill | NW 319° | 360 m | 17.6 mi |
| Nerike Hill | NW 323° | 355 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ganoe Hill | NNW 337° | 350 m | 20.2 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | N 355° | 349 m | 25.0 mi |
| Gates Hill | NNW 331° | 345 m | 20.6 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 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:44 | 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 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alma DAM 4, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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