Ghost town · Michigan
Cliff
Cliff is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the east, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Clifton, a ghost town 0.4 miles away. Copper Country Trail runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates47.37083, -88.30944
- On the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Brockway Nose · 20 mi
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Snow Gauge Roadside Park: 0.8 mi
- W. C. Veale Park: 2.4 mi
- Houghton Township Square Park: 3.0 mi
- Eagle River Park: 3.1 mi
- Mohawk Park and Playground: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Douglas Houghton Michigan's First State Geologist: 2.8 mi
- Joseph Blight, Sr.: 2.9 mi
- S.S. Tioga Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Central School Site: 5.7 mi
- Powder House Ruins: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Merganser Pond Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Dore Woods Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Conglomerate Falls Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Gratiot Lake Overlook Nature Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
- Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy: 10.8 mi
Museums: 15
- The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 2.1 mi
- Eagle River Museum: 3.0 mi
- The Keweenaw History Museum: 9.3 mi
- The Maritime Museum: 9.3 mi
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Ten Foot Falls: 2.2 mi
- Eagle River Falls: 2.9 mi
- Jacobs Falls: 5.2 mi
- Tobacco Falls: 12.2 mi
- Houghton-Douglass Falls: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 12
- Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 0.9 mi
- Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 7.8 mi
- WPA Stone Boat: 8.7 mi
- Delaware Mine Tour: 10.5 mi
- Old Homestead: 12.7 mi
Peaks: 8
- Mount Horace Greeley: 6.5 mi
- Gratiot Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Mount Lookout: 11.1 mi
- Mount Bohemia: 13.9 mi
- Brockway Mountain: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- Eagle River Beach: 3.2 mi
- Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach: 12.3 mi
- Breakers Beach: 18.3 mi
- Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Clifton: 0.4 mi
- Gregoryville: 13.3 mi
- Mandan: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- The Miner: 20.9 mi
- The Love Wall: 21.1 mi
- Aurora Borealis Mural: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Louis Hill: 10.8 mi
- West Bluff: 18.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Wadsworth Garden: 20.7 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horace Greeley | E 90° | 470 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gratiot Mountain | E 84° | 453 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Houghton | E 82° | 447 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Bohemia | E 84° | 438 m | 13.9 mi |
| Brockway Mountain | ENE 68° | 403 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Lookout | ENE 61° | 402 m | 11.1 mi |
| Arcadian Hill | SSW 213° | 372 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:25 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 21:06 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 16:13 | 17:06 |
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, 16 mi away.
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