Yellow Banks
Yellow Banks is a cliff in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 290 m. Cary Mound stands 389 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sand Valley Golf Resort, a attraction 4.3 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 290 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Monroe Park: 4.5 mi
- Petenwell Wilderness Park: 5.0 mi
- Juneau County Wilderness Park: 5.1 mi
- Petenwell County Park: 6.9 mi
- Nekoosa Skate Park: 6.9 mi
- Dorra Cooshe Mountain: 7.8 mi
- Rabbit Rock: 10.6 mi
- Keystone Rock: 11.3 mi
- Petenwell Rock: 12.7 mi
- Minnie Rock: 13.2 mi
- Pittsville School Forest: 11.5 mi
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area: 12.5 mi
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area: 13.0 mi
- Leola Marsh Wildlife Area: 14.6 mi
- Roche-a-Cri State Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- Cranberry Culture: 9.3 mi
- Wisconsin Firemen's Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Lutheran Church 1887-1921: 13.1 mi
- Site of the First Norwegain Evangelical Lutheran Church of Roche-A-Cri: 14.3 mi
- Godfred and Maryann Van Hoof memorial: 15.0 mi
- Saint Michael Shrine: 15.0 mi
- Saint Frances Xavier Mother Cabrini: 15.0 mi
- God and Country: 15.0 mi
- Crucifixion Shrine: 15.0 mi
- Saint Anne: 15.0 mi
- Roche a Cri: 12.3 mi
- Fordham: 18.8 mi
- Adams Center: 21.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 22.1 mi
- Quincy: 23.6 mi
- White Sands Beach: 13.3 mi
- Friendship Beach: 17.6 mi
- Swimming Beach: 22.1 mi
- Boating Beach: 22.1 mi
- Preston Cliffs: 18.3 mi
- Pilot Knob Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Spring Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Sand Valley Golf Resort: 4.3 mi
- Roche-a-Cri Petroglyphs: 16.0 mi
- Tiny Town: 20.0 mi
- The Alexander House, Center For Art & History: 10.0 mi
- South Wood County Historical Society Museum: 12.7 mi
- Karen Bingham Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
- Highway 13 & 21 Wayside: 14.5 mi
- Dans Boat Launch: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Banks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cary Mound | NW 323° | 389 m | 24.3 mi |
| Friendship Mound | SSE 161° | 383 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mosquito Bluff | ENE 78° | 378 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dorra Cooshe Mountain | ESE 113° | 372 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rock Hill | NNE 15° | 363 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bear Bluff | W 276° | 361 m | 22.5 mi |
| North Bluff | WNW 300° | 350 m | 14.5 mi |
| Roche-a-Cri | SSE 160° | 350 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:03 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:37 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wisconsin Rapids Alexander FLD, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/353891485
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