Al Quaal Recreation Area
Al Quaal Recreation Area is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 440 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the south-southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame, a museum 0.7 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 440 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Bancroft Park: 1.5 mi
- RAMBA Trailhead - The HOB: 1.7 mi
- Jackson Park: 2.0 mi
- Lake Angeline Park: 2.1 mi
- Jackson Mine Park: 2.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 1.4 mi
- Jasper Knob: 1.7 mi
- Summit Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Wewe Hills: 7.8 mi
- Kona Hills: 7.9 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 0.7 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Museum: 1.6 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: 1.6 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 2.8 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 4.6 mi
- Warner Falls: 6.2 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 8.7 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 10.2 mi
- Morgan Falls: 10.6 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 8.4 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Michigan North Woods Club: 14.2 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Beach: 12.0 mi
- Dead River Beach: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 13.6 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 14.0 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 2.8 mi
- Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster: 5.6 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 10.1 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 11.4 mi
- Bartlett King: 11.7 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 13.0 mi
- Fire Bell: 13.0 mi
- McClintock Annex: 13.2 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 17.4 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 17.8 mi
- Last Bluff: 1.2 mi
- The Cut: 11.4 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Black Rocks: 14.5 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 12.8 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 14.0 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 12.9 mi
- Lakenenland: 24.2 mi
- Lakenenland: 24.3 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 14.3 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Al Quaal Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | SSE 161° | 571 m | 4.5 mi |
| Wewe Hills | ESE 119° | 493 m | 7.8 mi |
| Green Hills | S 188° | 467 m | 12.4 mi |
| Ives Hill | NNW 340° | 460 m | 23.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 213° | 457 m | 1.4 mi |
| Ragged Hills | ESE 106° | 421 m | 9.1 mi |
| Kona Hills | ESE 108° | 416 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NE 52° | 372 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:23 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:01 | 21:48 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 16:15 | 17:07 |
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 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ishpeming Wwtp, 2 mi away.
- tansy16 obs
- northern starflower11 obs
- European lily of the valley9 obs
- Goutweed9 obs
- Ghost Pipe8 obs
- red columbine8 obs
- bittersweet nightshade8 obs
- northern bush honeysuckle8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354017202
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