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Baseline Lake Land Preserve

Baseline Lake Land Preserve from directly overhead

Baseline Lake Land Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Portage Lake Public Access, a park 1.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 139 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Webster Township

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42156, -83.88835

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Old Sawmill: 1.6 mi
  • The: 2.0 mi
  • Old Car: 2.9 mi
  • Guinan Stone Fireplace & Root Cellar: 4.5 mi
  • Big Pine Open Area: 5.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 36
Gardens: 33
Picnic sites: 29
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Hippo Hill: 5.8 mi
Museums: 28
Peaks: 21
Beaches: 11
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Maple Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Waldenwoods Beach: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 8.5 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 13.1 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNE 27°405 m9.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNE 27°399 m9.2 mi
Mount KanzerNE 47°351 m20.2 mi
Mount OmichNE 47°347 m21.1 mi
Cassidy KameWSW 244°344 m11.0 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 243°338 m18.3 mi
Teeple HillNE 50°336 m22.4 mi
Peak 1083NE 50°330 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1119:48
June solstice05:5920:3421:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0216:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534475967706962503929

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hell, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1110656841

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