Burt Lake State Park
Burt Lake State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 208 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The Man on the Cross, a artwork 0.4 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 208 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- DeVoe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Marina Park: 1.0 mi
- Green Dock: 1.0 mi
- Tuscarora Township Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
- Cooperation Park: 1.3 mi
- Bair Family Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Seven Springs Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Waubun Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hildner-Bearce Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Robert Fergus Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Griswold Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Blats Hill: 5.4 mi
- Gray Hill: 7.4 mi
- Ashman Hill: 12.3 mi
- Chandler Hill: 12.4 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 0.4 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 0.4 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 10.8 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 11.5 mi
- Walter Philip Ruether sculpture: 16.8 mi
- Giant Sturgeon Statue: 0.5 mi
- Steep Climb: 14.8 mi
- Steep Climb: 15.0 mi
- Steep Climb: 15.3 mi
- Sturgeon for Tomorrow: 15.6 mi
- Topinabee Museum: 5.9 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 12.9 mi
- Bay View Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 16.3 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 16.0 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 16.1 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 16.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 16.4 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 11.1 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 16.1 mi
- Harris Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 16.6 mi
- Otsego County Demonstration Garden: 24.9 mi
- Devoe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Doriva Beach: 17.3 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 17.8 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 23.2 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 6.9 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 17.6 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 20.7 mi
- Shotto Spring: 8.0 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 8.4 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 15.8 mi
- Steak Ride: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burt Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | SSW 195° | 438 m | 18.5 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | WNW 287° | 405 m | 16.5 mi |
| Nub's Knob | WNW 288° | 398 m | 14.1 mi |
| Emmet Heights | WNW 289° | 395 m | 16.9 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 288° | 393 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chandler Hills | SSW 213° | 382 m | 14.8 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SSW 213° | 372 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pintail Peak | WNW 287° | 368 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:45 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:09 | 16:59 |
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 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pellston Rgnl AP, 14 mi away.
- Mallard12 obs
- common silverweed12 obs
- Eastern Teaberry11 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel10 obs
- common bracken10 obs
- Common Goldeneye9 obs
- purple crownvetch9 obs
- striped maple8 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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