Ishpeming Township Recreation Area
Ishpeming Township Recreation Area is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 445 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Bancroft Park, a park 1.6 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 445 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Bancroft Park: 1.6 mi
- Lake Angeline Park: 2.0 mi
- Al Quaal Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- RAMBA Trailhead - The HOB: 3.4 mi
- Jackson Park: 4.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 1.7 mi
- Jasper Knob: 2.7 mi
- Summit Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Wewe Hills: 9.4 mi
- Kona Hills: 9.9 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Museum: 1.7 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: 1.7 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 2.4 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 5.2 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 7.3 mi
- Warner Falls: 6.5 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 12.6 mi
- Morgan Falls: 13.0 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Michigan North Woods Club: 12.1 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster: 3.4 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 5.5 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 13.0 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 14.1 mi
- Bartlett King: 14.6 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 5.0 mi
- Hidden Beach: 14.8 mi
- Dead River Beach: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 16.3 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 16.8 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 15.6 mi
- Fire Bell: 15.7 mi
- McClintock Annex: 15.9 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 18.2 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 18.7 mi
- Last Bluff: 1.7 mi
- The Cut: 14.3 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Black Rocks: 17.3 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 15.5 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 16.9 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 19.3 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 16.4 mi
- Breakwater Light: 17.1 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 15.5 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ishpeming Township Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | SE 124° | 571 m | 4.6 mi |
| Wewe Hills | ESE 103° | 493 m | 9.4 mi |
| Green Hills | S 177° | 467 m | 10.7 mi |
| Ives Hill | NNW 346° | 460 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 74° | 457 m | 1.7 mi |
| Ragged Hills | E 94° | 421 m | 11.1 mi |
| Kona Hills | E 95° | 416 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NE 52° | 372 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:24 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 21:01 | 21:48 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:33 | 16:16 | 17:07 |
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 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ishpeming Wwtp, 1 mi away.
- Canadian bunchberry9 obs
- alder buckthorn9 obs
- common milkweed8 obs
- common yarrow8 obs
- tansy7 obs
- One-flowered Wintergreen7 obs
- Goutweed6 obs
- common selfheal6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/471340398
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