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James Dorion Rooks Memorial Nature Sanctuary

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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 from directly overhead

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleyWSW 243°470 m14.0 mi
Gratiot MountainWSW 240°453 m10.9 mi
Mount HoughtonSSW 204°447 m4.3 mi
Mount BohemiaSW 225°438 m7.1 mi
Brockway MountainW 270°403 m3.0 mi
Mount LookoutW 263°402 m9.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

79 named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2420:04
June solstice05:5521:0521:53
September equinox07:3919:1119:51
December solstice08:3716:1117:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 1 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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