Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve
Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Morgan Meadows Falls, a waterfall 2.4 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Vandenboom Pump Track: 2.9 mi
- Peter Waara Park: 2.9 mi
- Lions Field Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Fit Strip: 4.1 mi
- Tourist Park: 4.2 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Kona Hills: 5.3 mi
- Mount Marquette: 5.3 mi
- Ragged Hills: 5.3 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 2.4 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 2.4 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 4.1 mi
- Morgan Falls: 4.2 mi
- Little Garlic Falls: 8.9 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 12.0 mi
- Michigan North Woods Club: 20.1 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 3.9 mi
- Marquette Regional History Center: 4.8 mi
- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 4.9 mi
- Marquette Maritime Museum: 5.5 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 3.3 mi
- Bartlett King: 4.1 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 4.4 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 5.1 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 5.7 mi
- Hidden Beach: 5.0 mi
- Dead River Beach: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 5.5 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 5.6 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Fire Bell: 5.0 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 5.0 mi
- McClintock Annex: 5.2 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 15.2 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 15.4 mi
- The Cut: 4.0 mi
- Black Rocks: 6.2 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Last Bluff: 9.4 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 4.5 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 4.9 mi
- Lakenenland: 16.8 mi
- Lakenenland: 16.9 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 5.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 5.9 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 7.1 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | SW 222° | 571 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wewe Hills | S 190° | 493 m | 6.7 mi |
| Green Hills | SSW 213° | 467 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ives Hill | NW 320° | 460 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 245° | 457 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ragged Hills | S 171° | 421 m | 5.3 mi |
| Kona Hills | S 184° | 416 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | N 4° | 372 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:23 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:00 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 16:15 | 17:06 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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