- Elevation, modelled
- 262 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Hill334 m · 20.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:23local time
- Coordinates
- 42.1891, -85.5841
West Lake Nature Preserve is a park in Michigan, at a modelled 262 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is South Westnedge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- City of Portage Parks and Recreation
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Lake Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | SW 217° | 334 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Misery | SSW 211° | 317 m | 19.0 mi |
| Colon Mountain | SSE 147° | 287 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Hogback | NNE 26° | 282 m | 22.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 273° | 244 m | 15.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- South Westnedge Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Central Park: 1.1 mi
- Liberty Park: 1.2 mi
- Lakeview Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 33
- Celery Flats Interpretive Center: 1.5 mi
- Year Round Golf: 4.8 mi
- Leo J. Burch Park: 5.7 mi
- South Street: 7.0 mi
- Kalamazoo Mall: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 32
- Bishop's Bog Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Eliason Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Justin's Marsh: 3.1 mi
- Brewer Woods Nature Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- West Douglas Neighborhood Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 15
- Flight Innovation Center: 3.0 mi
- Air Zoo: 3.2 mi
- Vicksburg Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media Art Museum: 7.1 mi
- Kalamazoo Valley Museum: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 14
- Giraffa Camelopardalis: 5.6 mi
- Bird Effigy: 6.4 mi
- The Professor: 6.6 mi
- Untitled: 6.6 mi
- The Committee: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Dr. Nathan Thomas House: 5.5 mi
- Western W: 6.6 mi
- The Upjohn Company: 7.0 mi
- Burdick Street: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 6
- God's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Bell's Beer Garden: 7.3 mi
- People's Plot: 17.8 mi
- People's Plot: 17.8 mi
- Mushroom garden: 17.9 mi
Peaks: 5
- Prospect Hill: 15.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 19.0 mi
- Colon Mountain: 20.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 20.6 mi
- The Hogback: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Galesburg Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Alamo Rest Area 709: 12.1 mi
- Battle Creek Rest Area: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Willard Beach: 20.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:29 | 17:14 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalamazoo Battle Creek Intl AP, 3 mi away.
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