West Lake Preserve
West Lake Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Valley Trout Farm, a attraction 1.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 145 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Washtenaw County
How to reach it
- 144.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Valley Trout Farm: 1.9 mi
- Pine Stand Alley: 3.4 mi
- Big Old Oak: 3.5 mi
- Log Over: 3.5 mi
- Elephant Tree: 3.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
- Timber Town Park: 2.5 mi
- Palmer Commons: 2.8 mi
- Pierce Park: 3.3 mi
- Park Lyndon County Park: 3.4 mi
- Dedicated to the Women Leaders of Michigan: 3.2 mi
- Day and Night: 11.7 mi
- Wallsocket Horseshoe: 13.2 mi
- Untitled: 13.7 mi
- Canoe Tulip: 13.8 mi
- Baker Woods Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Trinkle Marsh Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Stinchfield Woods: 5.2 mi
- Miller-Smith Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Reichert Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Delhi Bridge Commemorative Plaque: 10.2 mi
- Grewal Park Northwest Entry Monument: 14.3 mi
- Grewal Park Southwest Entry Monument: 14.3 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 14.4 mi
- Dicken Elementary PLANT Garden: 13.4 mi
- Edible Garden: 14.2 mi
- Community Gardens: 14.2 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.2 mi
- Grewal Park Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- River Grove Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Hippo Hill: 11.9 mi
- Dexter Area Museum: 6.7 mi
- Waterloo Farm Museum: 9.0 mi
- Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 12.1 mi
- The Lost Railway Museum: 12.8 mi
- The Coe House Museum: 13.1 mi
- Riley Hill: 3.0 mi
- Stofer Hill: 3.1 mi
- Kame Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cassidy Kame: 3.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.1 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 13.2 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 17.4 mi
- Jackson Rest Area 820: 21.6 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.6 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 17.8 mi
- Martindale Beach: 22.2 mi
- Maple Beach: 22.4 mi
- Waldenwoods Beach: 23.7 mi
- The Bluffs: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Lake Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | NE 39° | 405 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | NE 39° | 399 m | 16.3 mi |
| Hatt Hill | SW 235° | 348 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | W 265° | 344 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | WSW 250° | 338 m | 11.0 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 285° | 328 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WSW 259° | 327 m | 5.2 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 292° | 321 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:11 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:34 | 21:17 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 16:22 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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