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William Mitchell State Park

William Mitchell State Park from directly overhead

William Mitchell State Park is a park in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Grove Hill stands 521 m to the southeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Adventure Island, a attraction 0.2 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.24242, -85.45237

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 57
Nature reserves: 4
Peaks: 4
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Cadillac Rest Area 306: 4.2 mi
  • Tustin Rest Area 305: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peterson Bridge North Day Use and Boat Launch Area: 17.3 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grove HillSE 144°520.9 m9.0 mi
Briar HillNW 307°517 m14.1 mi
Caberfae PeakW 269°452 m13.1 mi
Briar HillNW 315°410 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:54
June solstice05:5920:4521:30
September equinox07:3019:0319:41
December solstice08:1516:1917:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425565686759473626
Precip in2.42.22.43.73.63.53.23.53.44.03.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cadillac 9&10 News, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander21 obs
  • marsh calla18 obs
  • buttonbush14 obs
  • Ghost Pipe13 obs
  • eastern white pine12 obs
  • American cancer-root12 obs
  • Yellow-latex Milkcap12 obs
  • alder buckthorn11 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/266175069

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