Gogebic Lake State Park
Gogebic Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 405 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Gogebic State Park Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 405 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
72 named places within 25 miles
- Gogebic County Park: 3.5 mi
- Ontonagon County Park: 6.8 mi
- Ewen Pines Roadside Park: 12.9 mi
- Jilek Park: 14.7 mi
- County Line Lake Public Access: 16.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.1 mi
- Alligator Eye: 2.0 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Big Rock: 19.7 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 20.7 mi
- Summit Peak: 22.1 mi
- Marenisco Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Summerwind Mansion: 19.3 mi
- North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 20.8 mi
- Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 23.1 mi
- Bobcat Lake Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 17.7 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 22.9 mi
- Old Victoria Historic Townsite: 23.4 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 17.7 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 24.5 mi
- Sylvania Wilderness: 21.1 mi
- Forests for the Future #8 Conservation Reserve: 22.8 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 0.2 mi
- Paulding Light: 20.1 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 21.8 mi
- Oak Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Union Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gogebic Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | NNW 334° | 595 m | 22.1 mi |
| Government Peak | NNW 341° | 559 m | 23.7 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | W 263° | 553 m | 9.6 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | NW 320° | 530 m | 20.7 mi |
| Alligator Eye | SSE 162° | 481 m | 2.0 mi |
| Big Rock | ESE 109° | 448 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:02 | 19:31 | 20:11 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 21:08 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:58 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 16:23 | 17:14 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bergland DAM, 9 mi away.
- basswood5 obs
- Mallard4 obs
- blue cohosh4 obs
- thimbleberry3 obs
- bluebead lily3 obs
- bittersweet nightshade3 obs
- sensitive fern3 obs
- Northern Tooth3 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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