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Forests for the Future #2 Conservation Reserve

Forests for the Future #2 Conservation Reserve from directly overhead

Forests for the Future #2 Conservation Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 496 m. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Forests for the Future #5 Conservation Reserve, a nature reserve 3.0 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.55592, -88.48825

53 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
  • Canyon Falls State Roadside Park: 5.0 mi
  • Tioga Falls State Roadside Park: 7.1 mi
  • Tioga Creek State Roadside Park: 7.2 mi
  • Baraga State Park: 14.2 mi
  • Baraga Marina Park: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Peaks: 8
Museums: 6
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 22.3 mi
  • Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forests for the Future #2 Conservation Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArvonNE 49°601 m21.0 mi
Mount CurwoodNE 49°600 m15.6 mi
Haystack MountainWSW 250°441 m16.4 mi
Silver MountainWNW 303°398 m14.2 mi
Mount KallioW 266°397 m6.9 mi
Pikes PeakNNE 21°346 m20.2 mi
Limestone MountainNNW 330°339 m20.1 mi
Little MountainN 4°336 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2720:07
June solstice06:0221:0421:51
September equinox07:4119:1419:54
December solstice08:3616:1917:10

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131626385262656456443119
Precip in1.81.21.53.03.43.23.71.93.83.32.21.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1122692854

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