Coy Mountain Natural Area
Coy Mountain Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Toll Hill stands 430 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Alden Depot Park: 0.2 mi
- Alden Village Center: 0.3 mi
- Tennis Court Park: 0.4 mi
- Helena Township Park: 0.9 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.8 mi
- Double Jump: 5.9 mi
- Hugh J. Gray Cairn: 6.3 mi
- Stone Circle: 11.0 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 12.8 mi
- Anita Hill: 12.9 mi
- Old Baldy: 9.3 mi
- Dingle Hill: 11.1 mi
- Dingle Hill: 11.9 mi
- Mount Bundy: 12.3 mi
- Bunker Hill: 14.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Alden Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin: 6.8 mi
- Bellaire Veteran's Memorial: 7.5 mi
- 45th Parallel Signpost: 9.3 mi
- Alden Depot Museum: 0.2 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 7.4 mi
- Bellaire Area Historical Society and Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum: 9.8 mi
- Spencer Creek Rain Garden: 0.3 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 6.8 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 18.4 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 18.4 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 0.4 mi
- Public Access: 0.4 mi
- Public Access: 0.6 mi
- Public Access: 0.8 mi
- Public Access: 2.3 mi
- Deward: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coy Mountain Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toll Hill | E 97° | 430 m | 24.0 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | NE 54° | 393 m | 20.1 mi |
| Exodus Hill | WSW 251° | 370 m | 22.7 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | SSE 165° | 358 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twentyone Hill | SSE 166° | 357 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | WSW 253° | 355 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Bundy | ENE 58° | 347 m | 12.3 mi |
| Richardson Hill | NNE 23° | 331 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
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 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalkaska, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12800905835
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