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Burnt Mountain

Burnt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Mountain rises to 385 m in Michigan. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Homer, a peak 2.1 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33137545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
385 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.83159, -87.93179

54 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
Parks: 13
Waterfalls: 8
  • Yellow Dog Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Bushy Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Lower Big Pup Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Big Pup Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Little Pup Falls: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArvonWSW 244°601 m11.8 mi
Mount CurwoodWSW 239°600 m17.0 mi
Mount BenisonNNW 331°482 m2.5 mi
Ives HillE 94°460 m4.7 mi
Mount IdaN 352°456 m2.6 mi
Huron MountainN 9°446 m3.3 mi
Mount HomerNE 37°437 m2.1 mi
Mount IvesENE 62°399 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2420:04
June solstice05:5821:0321:50
September equinox07:3919:1119:51
December solstice08:3516:1517:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171927375060666558463423
Precip in2.41.71.42.92.83.33.13.33.63.32.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353917568

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