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Elm Pointe Park

Elm Pointe Park from directly overhead

Elm Pointe Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill and Mary Glenna Malpass Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.17851, -85.16242

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Bill and Mary Glenna Malpass Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Slough Family Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Olstrom Family Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
  • Joseph & Ingeborg Marchio Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Charles M Taylor III Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
Parks
Peaks: 23
Attractions: 21
  • Browns Creek Pathway: 2.8 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 8.6 mi
  • Chef Pierre Bakeries Largest Cherry Pie: 10.3 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 10.4 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 14
Beaches: 13
  • Peninsula Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Public Access: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsE 96°438 m21.6 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 27°405 m22.9 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 32°398 m23.6 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 26°395 m23.2 mi
Deadmans HillSE 130°393 m14.3 mi
Tower HillNNE 33°393 m23.4 mi
Chandler HillsE 80°382 m18.3 mi
Chandler HillENE 75°372 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:53
June solstice05:5420:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1716:1317:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F191927405363676659473626
Precip in2.61.82.02.93.13.02.83.43.74.43.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan 2NW, under a mile away.

  • common soapwort5 obs
  • Common Merganser4 obs
  • Mute Swan3 obs
  • yellow trout lily3 obs
  • common bracken3 obs
  • lesser periwinkle3 obs
  • viper's-bugloss3 obs
  • Japanese barberry3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1038845870

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