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Sugarbush Park

Sugarbush Park from directly overhead

Sugarbush Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates42.31257, -83.69672
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sugarbush Park: 0.2 mi
  • Sugarbush Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kilburn Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bromley Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sundial Park: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites: 53
Gardens: 41
Picnic sites: 37
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
Museums: 36
Peaks: 20
  • Prospect Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Peach Mountain: 13.2 mi
  • Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 13.5 mi
  • Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South): 16.5 mi
  • Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North): 16.7 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 4.0 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW 340°405 m16.5 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 340°399 m16.7 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 13°351 m21.9 mi
Mount OmichNNE 14°347 m22.6 mi
Cassidy KameW 278°344 m19.8 mi
Teeple HillNNE 18°336 m23.2 mi
Peak 1083NNE 18°330 m23.3 mi
Big KameWNW 282°328 m20.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736485968727063513929
Precip in3.02.52.83.43.83.93.53.53.23.02.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor U OF Mich, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander235 obs
  • Green Frog131 obs
  • Common Garter Snake127 obs
  • mayapple108 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk96 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle91 obs
  • White-tailed Deer87 obs
  • Wild Turkey84 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/394889911

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