- Elevation, modelled
- 268 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)405 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Monroe Street (M125)28.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:16local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2769, -83.7382
Block M is a artwork in Michigan, at a modelled 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Diag, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Gift of the Class of 1953 to U-M president Harlan Hatcher, placed in May 1953 at the spot where the two diagonal walks cross. It is cast of bronze and set in granite. Campus legend has it that if you step on the M you will flunk your first blue book exam.
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Inscription
- Class of 1953
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Block M. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNW 349° | 405 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 349° | 399 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 17° | 351 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 286° | 344 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 274° | 338 m | 24.1 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 290° | 328 m | 19.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 283° | 327 m | 19.3 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 292° | 321 m | 17.9 mi |
- 28.4 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- The Diag: 0.0 mi
- Ingalls Mall: 0.2 mi
- Felch Park: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Hanover Square: 0.4 mi
- Veltman's Diagram: 0.1 mi
- The Short, Rich Life of Positronium: 0.1 mi
- g Minus Two: 0.1 mi
- Stiff Box No. 12: 0.1 mi
- Positron: 0.1 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 0.2 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.9 mi
- Southeast Tower: 0.9 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.9 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 1.0 mi
- Cedar Bend Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Hannah Park: 1.2 mi
- Bluffs Nature Area: 1.4 mi
- Pioneer Woods Nature Area: 1.5 mi
- Eberwhite Woods: 1.5 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 0.1 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 0.1 mi
- Michigan League: 0.2 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 0.3 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.1 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 0.2 mi
- Peony Garden: 0.7 mi
- Heathdale Collection: 0.8 mi
- Project Grow Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 0.2 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 0.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.6 mi
- Peach Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.1 mi
- Riley Hill: 17.8 mi
- Stofer Hill: 17.9 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.2 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.3 mi
- Martindale Beach: 18.0 mi
- Maple Beach: 18.5 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.1 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.4 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Rawsonville: 10.4 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 22 mi
- Carleton · 23 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
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