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Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy

Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy from directly overhead

Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the south-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lookout, a peak 0.7 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates47.45403, -88.11365

Overlooks nearby

109 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • Lake Bailey Public Access: 1.4 mi
  • Eagle Harbor Public Square Complex: 2.3 mi
  • Boggio’s Fishing Hole Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cliff Street Park: 2.5 mi
  • Copper Falls Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 12
  • The Maritime Museum: 2.2 mi
  • The Keweenaw History Museum: 2.2 mi
  • The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 8.7 mi
  • Eagle River Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Astor House Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Silver Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Jacobs Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Haven Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Ten Foot Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Eagle River Falls: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Delaware Mine Tour: 2.2 mi
  • Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 11.0 mi
  • The HUB: 14.2 mi
  • Skills Park: 14.3 mi
  • The MID: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Eagle River Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Calumet Waterworks Beach: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleySSW 205°470 m6.4 mi
Gratiot MountainS 175°453 m4.8 mi
Mount HoughtonESE 112°447 m8.7 mi
Mount BohemiaSE 133°438 m6.4 mi
Brockway MountainE 84°403 m6.8 mi
Mount LookoutSE 129°402 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2520:05
June solstice05:5621:0621:54
September equinox07:4019:1219:52
December solstice08:3816:1217:05

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1121455035

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