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Angel Bluff

Angel Bluff from directly overhead

Angel Bluff is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 221 m. Highest point in Buffalo County stands 417 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Prairie Island Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Apple Blossom Scenic Drive passes 13 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Mississippi Valley Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08164, -91.64910

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prairie Island Park: 1.5 mi
  • Agahming Park: 1.7 mi
  • Latsch Island: 1.7 mi
  • Levee Park: 2.0 mi
  • McNally Landing: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Peaks: 28
  • Sugar Loaf: 3.8 mi
  • Owl Head: 6.6 mi
  • Eagle Point: 7.5 mi
  • Trempealeau Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Brady's Bluff: 9.3 mi
Museums: 17
Ghost towns: 9
Historic sites: 8
  • USCGC Winona: 2.9 mi
  • Mississippi River Parkway: First Project: 12.3 mi
  • Fighter Jet: 13.5 mi
  • Memorial Walk: 13.5 mi
  • Decorah Peak: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Artworks: 4
  • Viking Statue: 15.2 mi
  • Chainsaw Artist: 22.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 24.0 mi
  • Nature's Backyard: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Rock In the House: 5.3 mi
  • Visitor Center: 21.1 mi
  • Winona County Fairgrounds: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Airport Beach: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest point in Buffalo CountyNNE 12°417 m23.4 mi
Square BluffNE 43°407 m21.9 mi
Peacock HillE 86°401 m24.1 mi
Johnson PeakE 79°377 m17.1 mi
Weaver HillNE 45°372 m18.5 mi
Sugar LoafSSE 163°370 m3.8 mi
Thimble PeakENE 74°363 m22.1 mi
Decorah MoundE 90°359 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:19
June solstice05:2420:1020:54
September equinox06:5418:2819:06
December solstice07:3915:4416:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133475869737163503624
Precip in1.11.01.93.74.14.84.14.53.62.51.81.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winona DAM 5 A, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/431794527

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