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Battle Bluff Prairie State Natural Area

Battle Bluff Prairie State Natural Area from directly overhead

Battle Bluff Prairie State Natural Area is a nature reserve in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 336 m. Bunker Hill stands 356 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Battle of Bad Axe, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Great River Road passes 0.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.45699, -91.20092

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blackhawk County Park: 1.2 mi
  • City Park: 2.5 mi
  • New Albin Big Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.4 mi
  • New Albin Park: 4.9 mi
  • Hayes Lake Roadside Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Battle of Bad Axe: 0.6 mi
  • Black Hawk's Outpost: 1.8 mi
  • Black Hawk and Winnebago Trails: 5.3 mi
  • Black Hawk Trail Marker 2: 7.0 mi
  • Black Hawk Trail Marker 3: 7.0 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Lawrence Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Mount Hosmer: 6.4 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Monument Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 14.4 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 5
  • Bathtub Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Crowley Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Little Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Highway 76 Spring: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Allamakee County Conservation Fishing Access Area: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillNNE 18°356 m14.4 mi
Lawrence HillSSE 156°353 m3.1 mi
Mount HosmerS 189°320 m6.4 mi
Hedgehog BluffN 360°309 m23.2 mi
Grandad BluffN 359°308 m24.6 mi
Cliffwood BluffN 359°279 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:17
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/499655852

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