Forests for the Future #14 Conservation Reserve
Forests for the Future #14 Conservation Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Sheridan Hill stands 560 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibbs City, a ghost town 1.8 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 24 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Heritage Drive
38 named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Lake Park: 6.7 mi
- Iron River Skate Park: 7.6 mi
- Ice Lake Park: 7.7 mi
- Hoover Park: 8.7 mi
- Larson Roadside Park: 9.3 mi
- Sheridan Hill: 12.4 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Military Hill: 21.5 mi
- Michigamme Mountain: 23.6 mi
- Mount Kallio: 23.8 mi
- Hoover Park Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 10.9 mi
- St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 11.1 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert: 23.5 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Amasa Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Harbour House Museum: 18.1 mi
- Phelps Historical Museum: 21.9 mi
- Gibbs City: 1.8 mi
- Norway Lake Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- The Bluff: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forests for the Future #14 Conservation Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheridan Hill | S 186° | 560 m | 12.4 mi |
| Military Hill | WSW 244° | 560 m | 21.5 mi |
| Michigamme Mountain | E 97° | 476 m | 23.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | NNW 341° | 441 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Kallio | N 5° | 397 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:28 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 21:04 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 16:21 | 17:12 |
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 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stambaugh 2sse, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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