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Winneshiek Bluff

Winneshiek Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Winneshiek Bluff is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Bunker Hill stands 356 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is City Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.43150, -91.20605

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Blackhawk County Park: 2.4 mi
  • New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Hosmer Veterans Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
  • Rush Creek State Natural Area: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Battle of Bad Axe: 1.8 mi
  • Black Hawk's Outpost: 3.3 mi
  • Black Hawk and Winnebago Trails: 6.0 mi
  • Black Hawk Trail Marker 2: 7.5 mi
  • Black Hawk Trail Marker 3: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Lawrence Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Hosmer: 4.6 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Monument Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 16.1 mi
Museums: 5
Springs: 5
  • Bathtub Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Crowley Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Little Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Highway 76 Spring: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Little Bear Mound: 23.5 mi
  • Schechs Mill: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillNNE 17°356 m16.1 mi
Lawrence HillSE 125°353 m1.8 mi
Mount HosmerS 190°320 m4.6 mi
Hedgehog BluffN 0°309 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:2520:0620:50
September equinox06:5318:2619:04
December solstice07:3515:4516:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192336496170747264523825
Precip in1.31.22.13.94.75.94.34.84.22.61.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Genoa DAM 8, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/353891387

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