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Wildcat Bluff

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Elevation
262 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Trashmore289 m · 20.1 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway15.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:48local time
Coordinates
42.1919, -91.8866
Wildcat Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Wildcat Bluff is a cliff in Iowa, at a recorded 262 m. Mount Trashmore stands 289 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Bluff Recreation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
262 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreSE 143°289 m20.1 mi
The HogbackSSE 151°251 m7.9 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3220:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3415:5416:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172134475868716962493523
Precip in1.21.32.13.95.05.64.24.23.73.22.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vinton, 7 mi away.

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