Sylvania Wilderness
Sylvania Wilderness is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Lake Picnic Area, a picnic site 2.6 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 22 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Heritage Drive
76 named places within 25 miles
- Duck Lake Public Access: 4.0 mi
- Thousand Island Lake Public Access: 4.7 mi
- County Line Lake Public Access: 7.9 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert Public Access: 9.4 mi
- Goodyear Springs - East State Natural Area: 10.5 mi
- Vilas County Forest- White Squaw Unit: 9.1 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Muskrat Creek Unit: 11.2 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Pioneer Creek Unit: 12.5 mi
- Upper Bucktabon Springs State Natural Area: 12.6 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Ski Hill Unit: 16.0 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 11.0 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 11.0 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 11.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 11.1 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 11.1 mi
- Northern Waters Museum: 5.3 mi
- Phelps Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Vilas County Historical Museum: 19.9 mi
- Northwoods Childrens Museum & Discovery Store: 21.2 mi
- Eagle River Depot Museum: 21.2 mi
- Summerwind Mansion: 6.4 mi
- Wisconsin River Headwaters: 7.0 mi
- Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 7.0 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert: 9.6 mi
- Snowmobile: 19.9 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Bobcat Lake Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Big Rock: 11.2 mi
- Military Hill: 14.8 mi
- Alligator Eye: 19.2 mi
- Paulding Light: 10.4 mi
- Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist: 23.7 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 5.7 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 20.9 mi
- The Bluff: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sylvania Wilderness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Hill | SE 136° | 560 m | 14.8 mi |
| Alligator Eye | NW 319° | 481 m | 19.2 mi |
| Big Rock | NNE 29° | 448 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:07 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:24 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Menominee).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paulding, 13 mi away.
- eastern hemlock28 obs
- Green Frog15 obs
- American Toad14 obs
- interrupted clubmoss14 obs
- balsam fir12 obs
- eastern white pine11 obs
- Common Loon10 obs
- Common Merganser10 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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