Rifle River State Recreation Area
Rifle River State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 268 m. Wagon Wheel Hill stands 445 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is ADA Hunting Blind, a attraction 1.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Westgate Scenic Overlook · 13 mi
- Foote Pond Overlook · 25 mi
102 named places within 25 miles
- George Lake Public Access: 2.1 mi
- Lupton Village Park: 2.6 mi
- City Park: 5.1 mi
- Au Sable Lake Public Access: 5.5 mi
- Sage Lake Public Access: 5.9 mi
- Auger Hill: 5.4 mi
- Wagon Wheel Hill: 9.6 mi
- Timberline Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Kuhn Hill: 14.3 mi
- Cook Hills: 14.5 mi
- ADA Hunting Blind: 1.9 mi
- Ramp Jumps: 8.2 mi
- Iargo Springs Interpretive Site: 17.4 mi
- Iargo Springs: 17.4 mi
- Pink Elephant Statue: 18.4 mi
- Ogemaw County Museum: 13.4 mi
- Wanigan: 19.8 mi
- Lumbering History Exhibit Area: 19.8 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Cabin: 19.9 mi
- Trapper's Cabin: 19.9 mi
- Rifle Lake Public Access: 2.7 mi
- Long Lake Public Access: 10.5 mi
- Loon Lake Nature Park: 10.5 mi
- Lucky Eight Hunt Club: 19.2 mi
- Mount Morris Hunters Club: 23.8 mi
- Frank Sabastian Smith House: 13.3 mi
- Canoer's Memorial: 18.5 mi
- Veterans Monuments: 18.9 mi
- St Helens Vetrens manoument: 19.3 mi
- Lumberman's Monument: 19.8 mi
- Ogemaw Roadside Park: 11.7 mi
- West Branch Rest Area 433: 14.5 mi
- Au Gres River Roadside Park: 16.8 mi
- Alger Rest Area 625: 20.0 mi
- Island Lake Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
- Loon Lake Day Use Area: 10.2 mi
- Lake Ogemaw Sand Bar: 10.1 mi
- West Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Lumber Jack statue: 14.1 mi
- TP: 24.0 mi
- Hard Luck: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rifle River State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Wheel Hill | WNW 295° | 445 m | 9.6 mi |
| Preachers Hill | WSW 259° | 424 m | 14.7 mi |
| Auger Hill | N 9° | 421 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brants Hill | WNW 284° | 406 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pointers Hill | WSW 241° | 396 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mio Mountain | NNW 341° | 392 m | 17.9 mi |
| Timberline Mountain | NNW 332° | 378 m | 11.7 mi |
| Tolfee Hill | SW 228° | 344 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:10 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:40 | 21:25 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:12 | 17:00 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lupton 1S, 2 mi away.
- autumn olive29 obs
- Canadian bunchberry27 obs
- yellow lady's slipper22 obs
- fen grass of Parnassus17 obs
- marsh marigold16 obs
- tamarack15 obs
- Bog Labrador Tea13 obs
- red columbine12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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