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Mariner's Preserve at Silver River Falls

Mariner's Preserve at Silver River Falls from directly overhead

Mariner's Preserve at Silver River Falls is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Copper Country Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Nature Association
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates47.46332, -88.07185

Overlooks nearby

102 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 33
  • Lake Bailey Public Access: 0.7 mi
  • Eagle Harbor Public Square Complex: 4.3 mi
  • Boggio’s Fishing Hole Park: 4.4 mi
  • Cliff Street Park: 4.5 mi
  • Brockway Mountain Conservation and Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 12
  • The Maritime Museum: 4.1 mi
  • The Keweenaw History Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Astor House Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Earth works: 8.6 mi
  • The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Silver Falls: 0.0 mi
  • Haven Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Jacobs Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Manganese Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Ten Foot Falls: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Delaware Mine Tour: 3.0 mi
  • The HUB: 12.3 mi
  • Skills Park: 12.4 mi
  • The MID: 12.4 mi
  • Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 13.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Eagle River Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Horseshoe Harbor Beach: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mariner's Preserve at Silver River Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Horace GreeleySW 216°470 m7.9 mi
Gratiot MountainSSW 196°453 m5.7 mi
Mount HoughtonESE 123°447 m7.2 mi
Mount BohemiaSSE 151°438 m5.7 mi
Brockway MountainE 89°403 m4.8 mi
Mount LookoutSW 233°402 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2420:05
June solstice05:5621:0621:54
September equinox07:4019:1219:52
December solstice08:3816:1217:04

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1123428804

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