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Bald Knob

Bald Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Knob rises to 384 m in Michigan. Cote Dame Marie stands 456 m to the southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Crawford County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136419, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
384 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.62751, -84.84809

145 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Parks: 49
  • Camp Grayling Circle: 3.8 mi
  • Cub Lake Public Access: 8.0 mi
  • Bear Lake Public Access: 8.0 mi
  • North Higgins Lake State Park: 9.2 mi
  • Lyon Township Park: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Indian Village: 7.9 mi
  • Climbing Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Zip Line: 8.0 mi
  • Main Village: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Village: 8.1 mi
Museums: 10
Rest areas: 3
  • Grayling Rest Area 403: 7.1 mi
  • Hartwick Pines Rest Area 404: 10.9 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill Rest Area 434: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Beach Area: 8.1 mi
  • Main Beach: 22.4 mi
  • North Beach: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Fort: 8.7 mi
  • C.C.C. Worker: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cote Dame MarieSE 127°456 m3.2 mi
Cleary HillSW 221°446 m2.6 mi
Olsen HillSE 124°444 m3.8 mi
Taylor HillESE 115°439 m3.5 mi
Three Sisters RangeESE 116°431 m3.6 mi
Toll HillNNE 12°430 m14.4 mi
Redner HillNE 37°430 m21.0 mi
BaldySW 225°427 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:52
June solstice05:5520:4421:29
September equinox07:2719:0019:39
December solstice08:1416:1417:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181928415464686658463425
Precip in1.81.41.73.43.23.63.13.33.24.02.62.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grayling, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 620501 — Bald Knob, Crawford County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353915209

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