Young State Park
Young State Park is a park in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hill Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Gabos Family Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Sephar Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- TOMMBA Trails Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Wildwood Harbor Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Moll Park: 1.7 mi
- Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Whiting Park: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Tannery Park: 2.1 mi
- Avalanche Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Richardson Hill: 4.2 mi
- Boyne Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Mount Bliss: 9.0 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 10.9 mi
- The Summit (hub): 2.3 mi
- The Boulder: 5.5 mi
- Browns Creek Pathway: 5.8 mi
- Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 7.5 mi
- Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 9.9 mi
- Old mill ruins: 3.6 mi
- Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 5.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Hemingway Memorial Marker S722C: 6.1 mi
- Peace Pole: 10.8 mi
- Elm Pointe Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 10.9 mi
- Railroad Depot Museum: 11.1 mi
- Charlevoix Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Block M Rock: 4.1 mi
- Children Playing: 9.1 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 16.6 mi
- 4-Season Mural: 23.1 mi
- Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 23.1 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 2.1 mi
- Lake Michigan Beach: 12.1 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 13.9 mi
- Richardi Park Beach: 19.1 mi
- Devoe Beach: 24.2 mi
- Harris Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 10.3 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 11.1 mi
- Otsego County Demonstration Garden: 22.8 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 10.1 mi
- Shotto Spring: 16.1 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 19.9 mi
- Charlevoix South Pier Light: 12.0 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
- Steak Ride: 3.3 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Young State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | ESE 111° | 438 m | 17.2 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | NNE 16° | 405 m | 17.4 mi |
| Nub's Knob | NNE 24° | 398 m | 17.8 mi |
| Emmet Heights | NNE 15° | 395 m | 17.8 mi |
| Deadmans Hill | SSE 157° | 393 m | 14.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 25° | 393 m | 17.6 mi |
| Chandler Hills | E 93° | 382 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chandler Hill | E 85° | 372 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:12 | 17:01 |
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 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan 2NW, 6 mi away.
- Painted-cup paintbrush16 obs
- Mistassini Primrose10 obs
- Tuberous Grasspink9 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander8 obs
- American Red Squirrel8 obs
- Ghost Pipe8 obs
- American Toad8 obs
- Mallard7 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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