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Whites Bluff

Whites Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Whites Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Poynette Rest Area 12, a rest area 1.9 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
302 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.43971, -89.44401

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valley View Park: 3.7 mi
  • Jamieson Park: 3.9 mi
  • Pauquette Park: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Old Settlers Park: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Gibraltar Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Treinen Farm Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch: 12.7 mi
  • Devil's Doorway: 14.0 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Balanced Rock: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 37
  • John Muir View: 4.8 mi
  • Pierre Pauquette Ferry Marker: 6.9 mi
  • Marquette: 8.0 mi
  • Fort Winnebago: 8.0 mi
  • Richmond Memorial Park of The Rocks of Gibraltar: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Pink Elephant: 13.5 mi
  • CCC Worker: 13.6 mi
  • Earth, Sky, Water: 15.4 mi
  • Time Keeper: 15.7 mi
  • Forevertron: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Townhall Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Cascade Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Owls Head Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Goose Egg Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Sauk Point: 10.8 mi
Museums: 23
  • Poynette Area Historical Society: 4.0 mi
  • Conservation Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Logging Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Leopold Center: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 16
Beaches: 14
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 1.9 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 2.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillW 261°451 m21.2 mi
Sauk PointW 266°449 m10.8 mi
Sauk HillW 261°445 m16.0 mi
Maple HillW 263°424 m23.6 mi
Cascade MountainNW 315°388 m5.3 mi
Townhall HillNW 304°380 m5.1 mi
Blue MoundNW 314°351 m23.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillSW 231°346 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4618:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3816:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062493624
Precip in1.41.42.24.14.65.64.54.13.62.92.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portage Wwtp, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353891399

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