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Bois LeDuc Preserve

Bois LeDuc Preserve from directly overhead

Bois LeDuc Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwood Harbor Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Walloon Lake Trust & Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.26466, -85.00445

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Attractions: 19
  • The Summit (hub): 1.3 mi
  • The Boulder: 2.6 mi
  • Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 6.9 mi
  • Scenic Waterfall: 7.5 mi
  • Overlook Cliff: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 11
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsESE 121°438 m16.1 mi
Graham BenchmarkN 10°405 m14.7 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 20°398 m14.8 mi
Emmet HeightsN 9°395 m15.1 mi
Tower HillNNE 20°393 m14.6 mi
Deadmans HillSSE 168°393 m15.5 mi
Chandler HillsESE 106°382 m10.7 mi
Chandler HillE 94°372 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:53
June solstice05:5320:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:39
December solstice08:1716:1217:01

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192028405262676659473627
Precip in2.41.72.03.03.13.32.93.53.84.33.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey Ncmc, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/958654104

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