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Montague Island

Montague Island from directly overhead

Montague Island is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 265 m. Briar Hill stands 517 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shadyland Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
265 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.68314, -85.68378

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Shadyland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sunny Hollow Park: 0.8 mi
  • Oak Valley Park: 0.8 mi
  • Silver Meadows Park: 0.8 mi
  • Mallard Hollow Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 26
  • Dennos Museum Center: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Old-Time Necessities Building: 12.2 mi
  • Toy Box & Post Office: 12.2 mi
  • Print Shop & Barber Shop: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 25
Artworks: 25
  • Frida Kahlo: 4.6 mi
  • Boardman Serenade: 5.1 mi
  • May You Always Know the Truth and See the Light Surrounding You: 5.1 mi
  • Serenity's Muse: 5.1 mi
  • Eagletown: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Rope Swing: 2.7 mi
  • Suspendend Overlook: 3.4 mi
  • World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan: 4.7 mi
  • The Cistern: 5.2 mi
  • S-Curve: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Gravesite of Traverse Colantha Walker: 4.9 mi
  • Grand Traverse Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • St. Francis A.D. 1887: 6.0 mi
  • Larry Cole Hardy: 6.5 mi
  • Kingsley Veterans Memorial: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 13
  • West End Beach: 6.5 mi
  • North Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Beulah Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Peterson Road Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Torch Lake Sand Bar Public Access Point: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 12
  • Traverse City Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Secret Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Koeze Stable Garden: 4.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Dodge Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Marl Springs: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Benzonia Roadside Park: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Briar HillS 179°517 m21.9 mi
Briar HillS 178°410 m19.7 mi
Exodus HillNNW 348°370 m5.9 mi
Gallagher HillNNW 342°355 m6.9 mi
Varney HillNW 304°337 m11.6 mi
Champion HillW 261°337 m17.1 mi
Twin MountainsSSW 213°332 m10.5 mi
Crystal MountainSW 235°332 m19.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:1719:55
June solstice05:5820:4821:33
September equinox07:3019:0419:42
December solstice08:1816:1717:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222230415464696860483727
Precip in2.72.02.13.43.42.92.83.23.64.13.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Traverse City Munson, 6 mi away.

  • buttonbush9 obs
  • Snowy Owl8 obs
  • staghorn sumac5 obs
  • Blue Jay4 obs
  • Spring Peeper4 obs
  • Painted Turtle4 obs
  • Monarch4 obs
  • bladder campion4 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/129479156

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