Merganser Pond Natural Area
Merganser Pond Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is W. C. Veale Park, a park 2.3 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northwoods Conservancy
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 19 mi
- Brockway Nose · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- W. C. Veale Park: 2.3 mi
- Snow Gauge Roadside Park: 3.7 mi
- Houghton Township Square Park: 4.7 mi
- Eagle River Park: 4.8 mi
- Mohawk Park and Playground: 5.0 mi
- Douglas Houghton Michigan's First State Geologist: 4.5 mi
- Joseph Blight, Sr.: 4.6 mi
- S.S. Tioga Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Central School Site: 8.6 mi
- Powder House Ruins: 8.7 mi
- Eagle River Museum: 4.6 mi
- The Bammert Blacksmith Shop: 4.9 mi
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum: 9.5 mi
- Paige Wiard: 9.7 mi
- Calumet Union Building: 9.7 mi
- Dore Woods Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Conglomerate Falls Natural Area: 4.0 mi
- Gratiot Lake Overlook Nature Sanctuary: 11.4 mi
- Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site: 11.9 mi
- Helmut & Candis Stern Preserve at Mt. Baldy: 13.5 mi
- Keweenaw Snow Gauge: 3.7 mi
- Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 6.7 mi
- WPA Stone Boat: 7.6 mi
- Old Homestead: 10.9 mi
- Cathedral Pines: 11.1 mi
- Eagle River Falls: 4.6 mi
- Ten Foot Falls: 4.7 mi
- Jacobs Falls: 7.5 mi
- Houghton-Douglass Falls: 11.9 mi
- Upper Hungarian Falls: 14.4 mi
- Mount Horace Greeley: 9.7 mi
- Gratiot Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Mount Lookout: 13.9 mi
- Mount Bohemia: 17.1 mi
- Arcadian Hill: 17.2 mi
- Eagle River Beach: 4.7 mi
- Great Sand Bay Conservation and Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach: 10.0 mi
- Breakers Beach: 15.9 mi
- Stamp Sand: 23.0 mi
- Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Clifton: 3.5 mi
- Gregoryville: 13.1 mi
- Mandan: 17.3 mi
- The Miner: 19.6 mi
- The Love Wall: 19.7 mi
- Aurora Borealis Mural: 19.7 mi
- Louis Hill: 10.3 mi
- West Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Wadsworth Garden: 19.5 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merganser Pond Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horace Greeley | E 92° | 470 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gratiot Mountain | E 87° | 453 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Houghton | E 84° | 447 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Bohemia | E 86° | 438 m | 17.1 mi |
| Brockway Mountain | ENE 72° | 403 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Lookout | ENE 69° | 402 m | 13.9 mi |
| Arcadian Hill | SSW 204° | 372 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:26 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:07 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 16:13 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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