Mud Lake Bog
Mud Lake Bog is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Lake County Park, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 139 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Michigan
How to reach it
- 139.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Independence Lake County Park: 0.7 mi
- Northfield Estates Park: 1.2 mi
- Whitmore Lake City Park: 1.6 mi
- Whitmore Lake Boating Access Site: 2.6 mi
- Manly Bennett Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Gosline Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Whitmore Lake Preserve: 3.2 mi
- St. Pierre Wetland Nature Reserve: 4.5 mi
- Baseline Lake Land Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Day and Night: 2.7 mi
- Decision Pending: 7.9 mi
- Canoe Tulip: 8.2 mi
- The Golden Beacon: 8.9 mi
- 3 Cubes In A 7 Axis Relationship: 9.4 mi
- Delhi Rapids: 5.7 mi
- Delhi Rapids: 5.7 mi
- Old Sawmill: 5.9 mi
- The: 6.1 mi
- Big Pine Open Area: 6.2 mi
- Delhi Bridge Commemorative Plaque: 5.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Northeast Area Water Tower Project - 2002: 9.3 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 9.8 mi
- Food Gatherers: 7.7 mi
- Community Food Forest at Leslie Park: 8.3 mi
- Project Grow Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 9.9 mi
- Peony Garden: 10.0 mi
- Dexter Area Museum: 7.1 mi
- Witch's Hat Depot Museum: 7.8 mi
- Museum On Main: 9.4 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 9.6 mi
- Argus Museum: 9.8 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Placeway Bridge Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Peach Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 7.0 mi
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 8.4 mi
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 8.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.0 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 7.4 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 7.4 mi
- Martindale Beach: 11.1 mi
- Maple Beach: 11.5 mi
- Waldenwoods Beach: 16.1 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.9 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 15.4 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- The Bluffs: 12.0 mi
- Rawsonville: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mud Lake Bog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 356° | 405 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 356° | 399 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NE 36° | 351 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Omich | NE 36° | 347 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WSW 253° | 344 m | 15.2 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | WSW 250° | 338 m | 22.5 mi |
| Teeple Hill | NE 40° | 336 m | 19.4 mi |
| Peak 1083 | NE 40° | 330 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:34 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 16:20 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitmore Lake 1NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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