Wilderness State Park
Wilderness State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Graham Benchmark stands 405 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ralph and Ursula Compton Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ralph and Ursula Compton Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Fisher Family Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Shurtleff Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Emmet 1 Working Forest Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Cranmer Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- The Headlands: 8.1 mi
- Pioneer Park: 8.7 mi
- McGulpin Point County Park: 8.9 mi
- Mckinley Township Park: 10.3 mi
- Mackinaw City Trailhead (NCST): 10.7 mi
- Colonial Fort Michilimackinac: 10.5 mi
- Mackinaw City: 10.9 mi
- Grave of Father Marquette: 13.8 mi
- Mackinac Conference: 17.2 mi
- British Landing: 17.3 mi
- Mackinaw City Heritage Village: 8.7 mi
- Colonial Michilimackinac: 10.7 mi
- Mackinaw Trolley Company: 10.8 mi
- Mackinaw Bridge Museum: 10.8 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw: 11.1 mi
- Mount Nebo: 3.1 mi
- Billiau Hill: 4.2 mi
- McCort Hill: 9.6 mi
- Johnson Hill: 10.4 mi
- Island View Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mystery Town USA: 10.5 mi
- Mystery Spot: 11.5 mi
- Sea Shell City: 16.5 mi
- Crack in the Island: 17.2 mi
- Tunnel of Trees: 17.5 mi
- Mackinaw City Welcome Center 409: 10.4 mi
- Saint Ignace Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
- Saint Ignace Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 15.7 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 22.6 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 22.0 mi
- Owl Majestic (aka "Hootie Owl"): 23.4 mi
- Lake Huron: 23.4 mi
- Shimmy: 23.4 mi
- Chain Lake Beach: 13.6 mi
- Kiwanis Beach: 13.9 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 21.4 mi
- Dablott Spring: 16.7 mi
- Dwightwood Springs: 18.2 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 21.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 17.2 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 17.7 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 24.8 mi
- Sturgeon Bay: 4.3 mi
- Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 18.2 mi
- Manitou Payment Highbanks: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilderness State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Benchmark | S 181° | 405 m | 18.1 mi |
| Nub's Knob | S 174° | 398 m | 18.7 mi |
| Emmet Heights | S 182° | 395 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | S 174° | 393 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pintail Peak | S 174° | 368 m | 19.2 mi |
| Island View Hill | SSW 213° | 330 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Pisage | S 170° | 299 m | 15.7 mi |
| McCort Hill | SW 220° | 215 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:13 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:48 | 21:34 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:09 | 16:59 |
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 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cross Village 1E, 7 mi away.
- Pitcher's thistle32 obs
- Canadian bunchberry29 obs
- dune tansy27 obs
- bearberry22 obs
- common milkweed19 obs
- common silverweed18 obs
- American searocket16 obs
- Mistassini Primrose15 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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