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Gratiot Lake Overlook Nature Sanctuary

Gratiot Lake Overlook Nature Sanctuary from directly overhead

Gratiot Lake Overlook Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the west-northwest, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gratiot Lake Public Access, a park 0.2 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Nature Association
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.36535, -88.13528

Overlooks nearby

Around it

119 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • Gratiot Lake Public Access: 0.2 mi
  • Haven Park and Waterfall: 5.1 mi
  • Copper Falls Park: 5.6 mi
  • Lac La Belle Boating Access Site: 5.7 mi
  • Boggio’s Fishing Hole Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 13
  • Haven Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Jacobs Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Ten Foot Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Silver Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Eagle River Falls: 8.2 mi
Museums: 12
  • The Keweenaw History Museum: 6.6 mi
  • The Maritime Museum: 6.6 mi
  • The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 6.9 mi
  • Eagle River Museum: 8.2 mi
  • Gay Schoolhouse Historical Museum: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Delaware Mine Tour: 4.4 mi
  • Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 7.9 mi
  • Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 14.2 mi
  • WPA Stone Boat: 14.9 mi
  • The HUB: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
  • Eagle River Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Calumet Waterworks Beach: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gratiot Lake Overlook Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleyWNW 282°470 m1.7 mi
Gratiot MountainNE 47°453 m1.9 mi
Mount HoughtonENE 72°447 m9.5 mi
Mount BohemiaENE 72°438 m6.0 mi
Brockway MountainNE 49°403 m10.3 mi
Mount LookoutNNE 15°402 m5.9 mi
Arcadian HillSW 231°372 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2520:05
June solstice05:5721:0621:54
September equinox07:4019:1219:52
December solstice08:3816:1317:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212028384958656558473626
Precip in1.91.11.22.22.82.52.52.33.12.71.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Harbor, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1484087319

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