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Big Rock

Big Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Big Rock rises to 448 m in Michigan. Military Hill stands 560 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Paulding Light, a attraction 1.0 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33136899, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.36333, -89.18028

68 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
Waterfalls: 13
  • Upper Bond Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Bond Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Agate Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Kakabika Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Kakabika Falls: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Historic sites: 7
  • Wisconsin River Headwaters: 15.5 mi
  • Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 15.5 mi
  • North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 15.9 mi
  • Summerwind Mansion: 16.2 mi
  • Lac Vieux Desert: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 5
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Military HillSSE 167°560 m21.1 mi
Alligator EyeWNW 285°481 m18.5 mi
Haystack MountainENE 66°441 m19.2 mi
South Military HillN 4°293 m23.1 mi
North Military HillN 0°292 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0119:3020:09
June solstice06:0521:0721:53
September equinox07:4419:1719:56
December solstice08:3816:2217:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121424375161656356433018
Precip in1.51.21.62.83.43.74.03.33.63.72.31.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paulding, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 2099923 — Big Rock, Ontonagon County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/354008531

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