- Elevation, modelled
- 238 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Horace Greeley470 m · 14.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Copper Country Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:53local time
- Coordinates
- 47.4641, -87.9047
James Dorion Rooks Memorial Nature Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled 238 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brockway Mountain Lookout, a park 0.4 miles away. Copper Country Trail runs past it. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Dorion Rooks Memorial Nature Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horace Greeley | WSW 243° | 470 m | 14.0 mi |
| Gratiot Mountain | WSW 240° | 453 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 204° | 447 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Bohemia | SW 225° | 438 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brockway Mountain | W 270° | 403 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Lookout | W 263° | 402 m | 9.3 mi |
- On the Copper Country TrailNational
Overlooks nearby
- Brockway Nose · 1 mi
79 named places within 25 miles
- Brockway Mountain Lookout: 0.4 mi
- Copper Harbor Marina: 0.5 mi
- Hunter's Point Park: 0.7 mi
- Donny Kilpela Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Hebard Park: 2.4 mi
- Conglomerate Stamp Mill ruins: 8.1 mi
- Keweenaw Rocket Range: 9.2 mi
- Eagle Harbor Lifesaveing Station: 11.4 mi
- The Rathbone School Museum: 12.1 mi
- Engine House No.2: 14.2 mi
- Manganese Falls: 1.2 mi
- Montreal Falls - Upper Falls: 5.7 mi
- Montreal Falls - Lower Falls: 5.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.8 mi
- Haven Falls: 8.1 mi
- Astor House Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
- Earth works: 0.9 mi
- The Maritime Museum: 11.9 mi
- The Keweenaw History Museum: 11.9 mi
- The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 18.1 mi
- Brockway Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Houghton: 4.3 mi
- Mount Bohemia: 7.1 mi
- Mount Lookout: 9.3 mi
- Gratiot Mountain: 10.9 mi
- The HUB: 4.6 mi
- Skills Park: 4.6 mi
- The MID: 4.7 mi
- Delaware Mine Tour: 9.5 mi
- Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 20.0 mi
- Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 4.9 mi
- Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Eagle River Beach: 18.6 mi
- West Bluff: 1.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:24 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 21:05 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 16:11 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copper Harbor, 1 mi away.
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