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Lorch Column

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Elevation, modelled
256 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)405 m · 17.7 mi
Nearest byway
Monroe Street (M125)28.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:16local time
Coordinates
42.2902, -83.7175
Lorch Column from directly overhead

Lorch Column is a artwork in Michigan, at a modelled 256 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Koszonom Raoul Wallenberg, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 28 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This architectural column, named after Emil Lorch, celebrates the Centennial of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Built
1906
Material
marble;steel

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 345°405 m17.7 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 345°399 m17.9 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 15°351 m23.6 mi
Mount OmichNNE 16°347 m24.4 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 283°344 m19.1 mi
Big KameWNW 287°328 m19.7 mi
Sugarloaf HillW 280°327 m20.2 mi
Stofer HillWNW 288°321 m18.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 3 mi away.

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