Wilding Plant Preserve
Wilding Plant Preserve is a nature reserve in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Rugged Cross, a museum 3.0 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 14 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Nature Association
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Vella Park: 3.3 mi
- Birkholm Park: 3.5 mi
- Tot Park: 3.6 mi
- Pepper Martin Park: 3.8 mi
- Eastside Park: 4.1 mi
- Webster Lake State Game Area: 4.4 mi
- Trillium Ravine Prairie Plant Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Brandywine Creek Nature Park: 6.1 mi
- Love Creek County Park: 6.2 mi
- Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- Old Rugged Cross: 3.0 mi
- Fort Saint Joseph Museum: 4.4 mi
- Love Creek Nature Center: 5.8 mi
- History Center at Courthouse Square: 7.3 mi
- Horn Archeological Institute and Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hybrid Form, Number 2: 4.5 mi
- The Globe: 8.4 mi
- AU Flower Bed: 8.5 mi
- Regeneration Sculpture: 8.5 mi
- Corten Steel Sculpture: 8.6 mi
- Former Ferry Street School Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Fort Saint Joseph Monument: 5.6 mi
- War Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Freedom Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Sinclair Service Station: 10.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 6.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly Larva Garden: 6.6 mi
- Railway Garden: 6.7 mi
- Lilac Garden: 6.7 mi
- Arboretum: 6.4 mi
- Bauer Terrace: 6.6 mi
- The Green: 6.6 mi
- South Vista: 6.6 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 6.6 mi
- Mount Edward: 18.7 mi
- Great Warren Dune: 18.8 mi
- Mount Randall: 19.1 mi
- Tower Hill: 19.4 mi
- Pikes Peak: 19.6 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Hardwoods: 21.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Pleasant Lake East Beach: 9.3 mi
- Weko Beach: 18.9 mi
- Lions Beach: 20.2 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Builders Association-Elkhart,: 21.7 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 21.0 mi
- Artesian Flow: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilding Plant Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | ENE 78° | 334 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | E 79° | 317 m | 23.4 mi |
| Carlisle Hill | SW 223° | 280.4 m | 20.7 mi |
| Vargo Hill | SSW 196° | 270 m | 23.5 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SSW 197° | 264 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Edward | W 280° | 242 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Randall | W 274° | 235 m | 19.1 mi |
| Tower Hill | W 273° | 233 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:42 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:33 | 17:17 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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