Aurora Borealis Mural
Aurora Borealis Mural is an artwork in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Tolonen Hill stands 455 m to the southwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgeview Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Copper Country Trail runs past it. 146 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
Aurora Borealis Mural created by Nicole Weyandt and the City of Houghton, Michigan
How to reach it
- On the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 1 mi
146 named places within 25 miles
- Bridgeview Park: 0.0 mi
- Waterfront Walk: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Central Houghton Greenspace Park: 0.4 mi
- Verna Mize Park: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Quincy Smelter: 0.4 mi
- Quincy #7 Boiler House: 0.9 mi
- Quincy #4 Hoist House: 0.9 mi
- No. 4 Shaft: 0.9 mi
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: 0.2 mi
- Quincy Mine: 1.0 mi
- Seaman Mineral Museum: 1.2 mi
- Copper Range Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Chassell Heritage Center: 6.6 mi
- Boston Pond Nature Area: 4.1 mi
- Marsin Nature Area: 5.2 mi
- Lily Creek: 6.1 mi
- Hungarian Falls Nature Area: 6.7 mi
- Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site: 8.9 mi
- Quincy Mine Tours: 1.0 mi
- Creekside Bike Park: 2.4 mi
- Bayside Bike Park: 2.5 mi
- Skills Zone: 2.5 mi
- Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park: 6.6 mi
- Breakers Beach: 7.9 mi
- Stamp Sand: 9.1 mi
- Stamp Sand: 9.7 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach: 10.7 mi
- Agate Beach: 17.6 mi
- Upper Hungarian Falls: 6.7 mi
- Middle Hungarian Falls: 6.7 mi
- Lower Hungarian Falls: 6.7 mi
- Houghton-Douglass Falls: 8.9 mi
- Tobacco Falls: 21.2 mi
- Arcadian Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rubber Mountain: 5.1 mi
- South Range: 7.5 mi
- Tolonen Hill: 8.4 mi
- Limestone Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Gregoryville: 9.5 mi
- Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Clifton: 21.5 mi
- The Love Wall: 0.1 mi
- The Miner: 0.4 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Wadsworth Garden: 1.3 mi
- Louis Hill: 10.8 mi
- Keweenaw Lower Entrance Light: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aurora Borealis Mural. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolonen Hill | SW 224° | 455 m | 8.4 mi |
| South Range | SW 227° | 433 m | 7.5 mi |
| Arcadian Hill | NE 51° | 372 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SSE 151° | 346 m | 23.1 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | SSW 196° | 339 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:27 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 21:07 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 16:16 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13306595125
Take the scenic way to Aurora Borealis Mural.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.