Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 377 m in Michigan. Grove Hill stands 521 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McWatty Knoll, a peak 4.0 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Clare County, Michigan, United States of America.
Wikidata Q33137140, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 377 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Clam River Boating Access Site: 4.8 mi
- Hoekwater Park: 6.3 mi
- Butterfield Township Park: 7.9 mi
- Clark Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Hayes Township Outdoor Park: 10.0 mi
- Buck Hills Hunting Club: 5.8 mi
- Lincoln Hunt Club: 11.6 mi
- Amigo Hunting Club: 12.2 mi
- Weting Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Detroit Renegades Motorcycle Club: 14.5 mi
- Vogel Store & Museum of Moses: 7.2 mi
- 20 Lakes Antique Engines Club: 8.5 mi
- Marion Area Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- Clare County Historical Society and Museum: 20.2 mi
- Farwell Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- McWatty Knoll: 4.0 mi
- Emery Hill: 13.7 mi
- Grove Hill: 21.1 mi
- Birch Hill: 22.4 mi
- Ninemile Hill: 23.0 mi
- Clare Welcome Center 634: 22.0 mi
- Nine Mile Hill Rest Area 434: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grove Hill | W 267° | 521 m | 21.1 mi |
| Baldy | NNW 347° | 427 m | 24.4 mi |
| Allen Hill | NNW 347° | 417 m | 23.5 mi |
| Emery Hill | ENE 57° | 414 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | NE 45° | 400 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sixmile Hill | NE 39° | 388 m | 24.6 mi |
| Birch Hill | NE 39° | 377 m | 22.4 mi |
| McWatty Knoll | S 170° | 336 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:43 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:01 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:17 | 17:05 |
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 | 21 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houghton Lake 6 WSW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/353916753
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- Cadillac · 25 mi
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