Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve
Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chocolay Township Marina, a park 0.3 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
How to reach it
136 named places within 25 miles
- Chocolay Township Marina: 0.3 mi
- Shiras Hill Park: 2.4 mi
- South Beach: 2.6 mi
- Beaver Grove Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Hurley Field: 3.1 mi
- Morgan Falls: 3.9 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 5.9 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 5.9 mi
- Warner Falls: 12.4 mi
- Mount Marquette: 2.2 mi
- Ragged Hills: 5.9 mi
- Kona Hills: 7.1 mi
- Wewe Hills: 8.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 3.4 mi
- Marquette Maritime Museum: 3.4 mi
- Marquette Regional History Center: 3.4 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 10.0 mi
- K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum: 11.2 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 15.4 mi
- Escanaba River State Forest: 15.7 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 3.1 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 4.6 mi
- Bartlett King: 8.6 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 10.8 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 11.7 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 3.3 mi
- McClintock Annex: 3.4 mi
- Fire Bell: 3.4 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 10.8 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 3.7 mi
- Dead River Beach: 5.4 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 6.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 10.0 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Black Rocks: 6.6 mi
- The Cut: 8.8 mi
- Last Bluff: 15.3 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 4.9 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 6.0 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 3.3 mi
- Lakenenland: 9.8 mi
- Lakenenland: 9.8 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Breakwater Light: 5.2 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 0.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | WSW 255° | 571 m | 13.4 mi |
| Wewe Hills | WSW 249° | 493 m | 8.2 mi |
| Green Hills | SW 235° | 467 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 269° | 457 m | 15.2 mi |
| Ragged Hills | WSW 254° | 421 m | 5.9 mi |
| Kona Hills | WSW 257° | 416 m | 7.1 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 319° | 372 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Marquette | WNW 296° | 337 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:22 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 21:00 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:31 | 16:14 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1038151864
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