Pelizzari Natural Area
Pelizzari Natural Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Exodus Hill stands 370 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Ridge Beach, a park 0.5 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Penninsula Township
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidden Ridge Beach: 0.5 mi
- Peninsula Knolls Common Area: 0.8 mi
- Huron Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Sunrise Peace Park: 0.9 mi
- Franklin Woods Park: 1.2 mi
- Dennos Museum Center: 1.9 mi
- Music House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 9.1 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 10.6 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 14.5 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 0.6 mi
- Observation Hill: 4.1 mi
- Wayne Hill: 4.5 mi
- Morgan Hill: 4.8 mi
- Hickory Hill: 5.0 mi
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 4.5 mi
- The Cistern: 4.6 mi
- 2k Hill: 5.3 mi
- Sand Pit ORV Area: 5.6 mi
- 3k Hill: 5.6 mi
- Larry Cole Hardy: 3.0 mi
- St. Francis A.D. 1887: 3.4 mi
- Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 4.8 mi
- Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin: 11.0 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 3.0 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 3.0 mi
- Hull Park Butterfly Garden: 3.0 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.8 mi
- West End Beach: 3.6 mi
- North Beach: 10.8 mi
- Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 12.6 mi
- Haserot Beach: 12.7 mi
- Public Access: 13.4 mi
- Dodge Spring: 18.5 mi
- Marl Springs: 24.6 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 15.6 mi
- Jacktown: 20.7 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pelizzari Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus Hill | W 259° | 370 m | 7.2 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | W 266° | 355 m | 8.0 mi |
| Varney Hill | W 268° | 337 m | 15.4 mi |
| Champion Hill | WSW 247° | 337 m | 24.8 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SW 216° | 332 m | 19.7 mi |
| Warner Hill | W 264° | 331 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pierce Hill | SSW 209° | 322 m | 12.9 mi |
| Fouch Hill | WNW 289° | 321 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:16 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:03 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:16 | 17:05 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 43 | 55 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse CY Cherry Capital AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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