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Louis Hill

Louis Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Louis Hill is a cliff in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 248 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is George Gipp Recreation Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 168 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates47.22743, -88.40150

Overlooks nearby

168 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • George Gipp Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Daniell Park: 1.9 mi
  • George Gipp Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Agassiz Park: 2.6 mi
  • Tamarack City Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Float Copper: 2.4 mi
  • Alexander Agassiz Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Italian Hall Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Ruth Ann Miller Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Ahmeek Stamp Mill Ruins: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 11
  • WPA Stone Boat: 3.0 mi
  • Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 3.8 mi
  • Old Homestead: 4.7 mi
  • Cathedral Pines: 4.8 mi
  • Bayside Bike Park: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
Peaks: 9
Beaches: 7
  • Calumet Waterworks Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Breakers Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Eagle River Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Stamp Sand: 17.2 mi
  • Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Wadsworth Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Pewabic Street Community Garden: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleyNE 48°470 m14.6 mi
Tolonen HillSW 226°455 m19.1 mi
Gratiot MountainNE 52°453 m17.6 mi
Mount HoughtonENE 60°447 m24.9 mi
Mount BohemiaENE 58°438 m21.4 mi
South RangeSW 227°433 m18.3 mi
Mount LookoutNE 43°402 m20.7 mi
Arcadian HillSW 227°372 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2620:06
June solstice05:5821:0621:54
September equinox07:4119:1319:53
December solstice08:3816:1417:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161725375060656456443222

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353947886

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