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Gallup Park

Gallup Park from directly overhead

Gallup Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Canoe Fan, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 27 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1958-04-21
Elevation
228 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation
Access
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.27549, -83.69611
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Devonshire Park: 0.3 mi
  • Geddes Lake Picnic Park: 0.5 mi
  • Narrow Gage Way Park: 0.5 mi
  • Furstenberg Nature Area: 0.6 mi
  • Earhart West Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 53
Gardens: 40
  • Elizabeth R. Dean Grove & Butterfly and Hummingbird Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Heathdale Collection: 1.5 mi
  • Peony Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Eula D. Marcks Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Gaffield Children's Garden: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
Museums: 34
Peaks: 16
  • Prospect Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 14.8 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 19.0 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 19.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 6.1 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 342°405 m19.0 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 343°399 m19.1 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 12°351 m24.3 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 285°344 m20.4 mi
Big KameWNW 289°328 m21.1 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 282°327 m21.5 mi
Stofer HillWNW 290°321 m19.9 mi
Prospect HillWNW 298°318 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Amur honeysuckle344 obs
  • American Robin277 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel271 obs
  • Canada Goose259 obs
  • Mallard235 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk230 obs
  • Mute Swan222 obs
  • dame's rocket217 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/218719815

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