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Coldwater Lake State Park

Coldwater Lake State Park from directly overhead

Coldwater Lake State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Dixon Hall stands 332 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Lake Public Access, a park 2.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 133 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
302 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80518, -84.97022

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Silver Lake Public Access: 2.1 mi
  • Coldwater Lake Public Access: 2.2 mi
  • Lake George Public Access: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Lavine Public Access: 4.3 mi
  • MDNR Boating Access Site: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 7
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 3.3 mi
  • Pigeon Creek Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Wall Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Cold Spring: 18.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coldwater Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dixon HallN 350°332 m21.4 mi
Sand HillSSW 213°328 m24.0 mi
Hell's PointSSW 199°326 m6.6 mi
Knob HillWSW 242°316 m22.4 mi
Colon MountainWNW 295°287 m22.7 mi
Stony Point HillN 353°286 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1519:52
June solstice06:0620:3721:19
September equinox07:2819:0219:39
December solstice08:0516:2817:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635475968727062513929
Precip in2.62.32.53.64.44.13.83.93.22.93.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angola, 10 mi away.

  • American Silver-bordered Fritillary3 obs
  • Chipping Sparrow2 obs
  • Common Garter Snake2 obs
  • buttonbush2 obs
  • Baltimore Checkerspot2 obs
  • Blue Dasher2 obs
  • purple loosestrife2 obs
  • Appalachian Brown2 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/661229144

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