- Elevation, modelled
- 235 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)405 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Monroe Street (M125)27.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:16local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2785, -83.6962
Ruthven Nature Area is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled 235 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Elizabeth R. Dean Grove & Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 27 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Ann Arbor
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ruthven Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NNW 342° | 405 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NNW 343° | 399 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 12° | 351 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Omich | NNE 13° | 347 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 284° | 344 m | 20.3 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 288° | 328 m | 21.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 282° | 327 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 289° | 321 m | 19.8 mi |
- 27.2 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Canoe Fan: 0.1 mi
- Gallup Park Frog: 0.4 mi
- Tilted Donut with S, 2006: 1.1 mi
- Off-Axis Holography: 1.2 mi
- Relief Sculpture IV: 1.2 mi
- Gallup Park: 0.2 mi
- Geddes Lake Picnic Park: 0.3 mi
- Narrow Gage Way Park: 0.4 mi
- Devonshire Park: 0.4 mi
- Furstenberg Nature Area: 0.5 mi
- Palmer House: 1.0 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 2.3 mi
- Decode: 2.3 mi
- Sunset Point: 2.4 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 2.8 mi
- Braun Nature Area: 1.0 mi
- Huron Parkway Nature Area: 1.1 mi
- Berkshire Creek Nature Area: 1.3 mi
- Malletts Creek Nature Area: 1.3 mi
- Redbud Nature Area: 1.7 mi
- Northeast Area Water Tower Project - 2002: 1.7 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 2.1 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 2.1 mi
- Michigan League: 2.1 mi
- Elizabeth R. Dean Grove & Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden: 0.1 mi
- Heathdale Collection: 1.4 mi
- Peony Garden: 1.5 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 2.1 mi
- Gaffield Children's Garden: 2.2 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History: 1.9 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 2.3 mi
- Cobblestone Farm: 2.4 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 12.6 mi
- Peach Mountain: 14.5 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 14.7 mi
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 18.8 mi
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 18.9 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.1 mi
- Martindale Beach: 17.4 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.7 mi
- Maple Beach: 17.9 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 20.9 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.9 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Carleton Rest Area 826: 23.8 mi
- Rawsonville: 8.6 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Maybee · 21 mi
- Carleton · 22 mi
- Monroe County · 27 mi
- Monroe · 29 mi
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