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Ashmun Creek Trails

Ashmun Creek Trails from directly overhead

Ashmun Creek Trails is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Malcolm Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Sault Ste. Marie
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates46.47718, -84.37385

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Malcolm Park: 0.6 mi
  • Moloney Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ashmun Bay Park: 1.3 mi
  • Ravine Park: 1.4 mi
  • Chandler Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves: 15
  • James Donaldson Moore Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Hobbins-Meyer Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Steers Island: 3.5 mi
  • Island Number Two: 3.6 mi
  • Island Number One: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Old Vessel Point: 2.2 mi
  • Partridge Point: 7.1 mi
  • Bell's Point: 9.2 mi
  • Point Charles: 10.1 mi
  • Pumpkin Point: 12.8 mi
Museums: 9
Attractions: 4
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 1.1 mi
  • Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 3.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Wilson School: 15.8 mi
  • Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Peck St. Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission HillW 269°295 m14.4 mi
Oneway HillESE 122°206 m5.2 mi
Velvet HillSE 127°201 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1019:50
June solstice05:4520:4821:35
September equinox07:2518:5719:37
December solstice08:1916:0316:54

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161827395261666658463524
Precip in2.21.51.82.62.62.93.13.23.94.43.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sault STE Marie Sanderson FLD, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1227630867

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