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Castle Rock

Castle Rock rises to 210 m in Michigan. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rabbit Back Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

Castle Rock is a geological limestone stack and tourist attraction located 3 miles (5 km) north of St. Ignace, Michigan on Interstate 75 on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5050265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
210 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.91061, -84.74146

180 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
  • Poupard Bay Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Hathaway Family's Regina Caeli Nature Preserve: 9.1 mi
  • Dousman's Mill State Historic Site: 12.0 mi
  • Search Bay Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
  • Jahn, Martin and Reinhardt Family Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
Parks: 50
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 18
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 6
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Dablott Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Dwightwood Springs: 7.6 mi
  • The Big Spring: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
Natural arches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maple HillN 353°300 m17.2 mi
Peek-A-Boo HillENE 66°222 m18.1 mi
Rabbit Back PeakNE 50°212 m1.2 mi
Billiau HillSSW 213°207 m19.2 mi
Mount NeboSSW 210°201 m13.1 mi
St. Anthony's RockSSE 166°183 m3.0 mi
Brulee PointENE 73°179 m14.0 mi
Horse Rock PointENE 67°177 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1219:52
June solstice05:4920:4721:34
September equinox07:2718:5919:39
December solstice08:1816:0716:57

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F181827385061666659473626
Precip in2.11.51.93.02.63.33.03.13.74.32.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Ignace, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1619452 — Castle Rock, Mackinac County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353995160

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