South Higgins Lake State Park
South Higgins Lake State Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 353 m. Cote Dame Marie stands 456 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Birch Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
130 named places within 25 miles
- Birch Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sixmile Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pioneer Ski Hill: 4.8 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 4.9 mi
- Murray Hill: 5.9 mi
- Scotch Pine Road End Public Leisure Area: 3.5 mi
- Markey Park: 5.1 mi
- Wallace Park: 6.6 mi
- Lyon Township Park: 6.8 mi
- North Higgins Lake State Park: 7.1 mi
- Red Pine Tree: 14.8 mi
- Oak stump: 14.8 mi
- Wagon Train: 14.9 mi
- GRavel Pit: 14.9 mi
- Big Oak Tree: 15.0 mi
- Roscommon Area Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Au Sable River Center: 6.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum: 7.4 mi
- Wellington Farm Park: 11.9 mi
- Crawford County Historical Museum: 16.3 mi
- C.C.C. Worker: 7.4 mi
- St Helens Vetrens manoument: 13.5 mi
- Veterans Monuments: 14.1 mi
- Fort: 15.0 mi
- Frank Sabastian Smith House: 24.1 mi
- Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Detroit Renegades Motorcycle Club: 18.7 mi
- Na Wak Wa Club: 20.2 mi
- Black River Conservation Association: 22.2 mi
- Nine Mile Hill Rest Area 434: 4.3 mi
- Grayling Rest Area 403: 12.9 mi
- Hartwick Pines Rest Area 404: 22.4 mi
- Pere Cheney: 10.5 mi
- Beach Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Higgins Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cote Dame Marie | NNW 333° | 456 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cleary Hill | NW 319° | 446 m | 15.7 mi |
| Wagon Wheel Hill | E 86° | 445 m | 23.5 mi |
| Olsen Hill | NNW 335° | 444 m | 12.9 mi |
| Taylor Hill | NNW 337° | 439 m | 13.5 mi |
| Three Sisters Range | NNW 337° | 431 m | 13.4 mi |
| Baldy | WNW 285° | 427 m | 18.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 24° | 426 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:14 | 17:03 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houghton Lake Roscommon CO AP, 5 mi away.
- American Toad37 obs
- Ghost Pipe20 obs
- Chalk-fronted Corporal17 obs
- Eastern Teaberry17 obs
- Calico Pennant17 obs
- Eastern Forktail15 obs
- Spongy Moth13 obs
- Swamp Spreadwing13 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.
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