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Forests for the Future #20 Conservation Reserve

Forests for the Future #20 Conservation Reserve from directly overhead

Forests for the Future #20 Conservation Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 313 m. Tolonen Hill stands 455 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Adventure Mountain, a peak 3.2 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.81474, -89.10703

47 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 17
  • Military Hills Roadside Park: 8.3 mi
  • James K Paul Park: 10.5 mi
  • River Road RV Park & Campground: 10.6 mi
  • Webber Park: 10.6 mi
  • Rose Island Landing: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • O Kun de Kun Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Konteka Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Cascade Creek Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Bonanza Falls: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 9.9 mi
  • North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 15.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sand Dunes: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forests for the Future #20 Conservation Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tolonen HillNE 52°455 m24.7 mi
Adventure MountainSSE 159°447 m3.2 mi
C Shaft HillSSW 207°422 m6.3 mi
Silver MountainESE 120°398 m20.1 mi
Limestone MountainE 92°339 m19.2 mi
South Military HillSSW 192°293 m8.3 mi
North Military HillSSW 204°292 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:2920:09
June solstice06:0321:0821:55
September equinox07:4419:1619:56
December solstice08:3916:2017:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192028395160646356453324
Precip in2.61.71.82.93.43.43.33.23.83.63.02.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenland 6N, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1122689114

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