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Forests for the Future #13 Conservation Reserve

Forests for the Future #13 Conservation Reserve from directly overhead

Forests for the Future #13 Conservation Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 459 m. Sheridan Hill stands 560 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chrissie Joy Odlund Johnston Field, a park 2.5 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.23056, -88.50551

37 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Chrissie Joy Odlund Johnston Field: 2.5 mi
  • Joe Mechon Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Sunset Lake Park: 8.0 mi
  • Larson Roadside Park: 8.8 mi
  • Ice Lake Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 2.5 mi
  • St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 2.7 mi
  • Hoover Park Memorial: 11.9 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Tibbets Falls: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forests for the Future #13 Conservation Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheridan HillSW 214°560 m17.0 mi
Michigamme MountainESE 108°476 m16.0 mi
Haystack MountainNW 319°441 m22.3 mi
Mount KallioNNW 345°397 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2720:07
June solstice06:0321:0321:50
September equinox07:4219:1419:54
December solstice08:3516:2017:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111324375160656255423018
Precip in1.31.11.72.83.03.63.93.23.63.32.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amasa 1W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1122673178

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