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Bamforth Bluff Restoration

Bamforth Bluff Restoration from directly overhead

Bamforth Bluff Restoration is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is John C. McKenna Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates43.08441, -89.44984

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • John C. McKenna Park: 0.0 mi
  • Koval Woods: 0.1 mi
  • Bigfoot Park: 0.2 mi
  • Four Corners Park: 0.2 mi
  • Dudley Davis Quarry Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 60
Historic sites
  • Edward Young House: 1.1 mi
  • Richard T. Ely: 1.6 mi
  • John Coit Spooner: 1.6 mi
  • Frederick Jackson Turner: 1.6 mi
  • Lucius Fairchild: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches: 24
Peaks: 23
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Merrill Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Council Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Springs: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 4.7 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 8.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 13.8 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 8.3 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 23.6 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 6.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsW 259°524 m20.7 mi
Indian CastleW 269°354 m22.7 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 320°346 m18.9 mi
Liberty Pole HillS 173°338 m17.7 mi
Pine KnobW 273°327 m22.8 mi
Liberty MoundESE 108°326 m15.3 mi
Owls Head HillNNW 340°319 m22.7 mi
Frederick's HillNNW 328°317 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:42
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9963869703

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