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Gete Mino Mshkiigan State Park

Gete Mino Mshkiigan State Park from directly overhead

Gete Mino Mshkiigan State Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodside Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.46636, -84.60091

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodside Park: 0.3 mi
  • Topinabee Beach Park: 1.3 mi
  • Chamberlin and Phelps Street Pedestrian Park: 1.4 mi
  • School House Park: 1.4 mi
  • Woodruff Street Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 20
Museums: 16
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 15
  • War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Cheboygan Point Light #592: 16.5 mi
  • Ignatius Petoskey: 18.2 mi
  • Hemingway Statue: 18.3 mi
  • Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Mesochosm Area: 7.4 mi
  • Rose Garden Veranda: 18.2 mi
  • Harris Gardens: 18.6 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsSSW 195°438 m23.0 mi
Graham BenchmarkW 272°405 m16.9 mi
Nub's KnobW 270°398 m14.6 mi
Emmet HeightsW 273°395 m17.2 mi
Tower HillW 269°393 m14.5 mi
Chandler HillsSSW 209°382 m19.2 mi
Chandler HillSSW 208°372 m16.8 mi
Pintail PeakW 268°368 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1219:51
June solstice05:5120:4621:31
September equinox07:2618:5919:38
December solstice08:1616:0916:58

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181827405262666557463525
Precip in1.61.11.72.42.82.62.72.83.44.22.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pellston Rgnl AP, 12 mi away.

  • broad-leaved sweet pea5 obs
  • Common Loon4 obs
  • showy lady's slipper4 obs
  • American Toad4 obs
  • Common Merganser3 obs
  • yellow lady's slipper3 obs
  • Lawn daisy3 obs
  • wild carrot3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1323769910

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