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Jackson Park

Jackson Park from directly overhead

Jackson Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 446 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the south, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Mine Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
446 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.49720, -87.62425

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 14
Waterfalls: 12
  • Warner Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Morgan Meadows Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Carp Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Morgan Falls: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 6
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Marquette Welcome Center: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit MountainS 185°571 m3.3 mi
Wewe HillsESE 119°493 m5.7 mi
Green HillsSSW 197°467 m11.8 mi
Ives HillNNW 337°460 m24.8 mi
Pilot KnobW 266°457 m2.5 mi
Ragged HillsESE 102°421 m7.2 mi
Kona HillsESE 104°416 m6.0 mi
Hogback MountainNE 41°372 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2320:03
June solstice05:5821:0121:48
September equinox07:3819:1019:50
December solstice08:3216:1517:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141524365061656356433020
Precip in1.61.31.22.43.03.13.92.43.63.62.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ishpeming Wwtp, 3 mi away.

  • box elder13 obs
  • European lily of the valley13 obs
  • Goutweed11 obs
  • Ghost Pipe10 obs
  • lesser periwinkle10 obs
  • red-berried elder10 obs
  • pipsissewa10 obs
  • red columbine9 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1040615388

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