Agate Beach
Agate Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 189 m. Mount Desor stands 418 m to the east-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Mountain, a peak 7.3 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 22 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Beach in Keweenaw County, Michigan, USA.
Wikidata Q33325097, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 189 m
How to reach it
- 22.2 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
24 named places within 25 miles
- Pine Bay 2: 16.4 mi
- Western Lake Superior Conservation Reserve: 16.4 mi
- Pine Bay 1 Nature Reserve: 16.8 mi
- Grand Portage State Park: 19.3 mi
- Deadman Island: 20.2 mi
- Sugar Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Mount Desor: 9.6 mi
- Ishpeming Point: 14.7 mi
- Mount Josephine: 21.3 mi
- Mount Siskiwit: 22.0 mi
- High Falls: 19.0 mi
- Middle Falls: 20.0 mi
- Wayswaugoing Bay Overlook: 21.1 mi
- Grand Portage Wayside Park: 22.3 mi
- Grand Portage Museum: 22.1 mi
- Grand Portage National Monument Heritage Center: 22.3 mi
- Carnelian Beach: 9.6 mi
- Minnesota's Northern Border: 18.5 mi
- Minnesota Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
- The Pines Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Agate Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Desor | ENE 73° | 418 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ishpeming Point | ENE 68° | 416 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Josephine | WNW 283° | 409 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | E 80° | 405 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Siskiwit | ENE 66° | 360 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Rose | W 279° | 294 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:29 | 20:10 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:12 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 16:14 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Portage, 23 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Isle Royale National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1138497277
Day trips start here
- Isle Royale National Park · 20 mi
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