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Colon Mountain

Colon Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Colon Mountain rises to 287 m in Michigan. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Lake Public Access, a park 2.4 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33137896, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
287 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94449, -85.37082

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Long Lake Public Access: 2.4 mi
  • Colon Community Park: 2.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Sturgeon Lake Public Access: 2.6 mi
  • Leidy Lake Game Area: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 9
Peaks: 6
Gardens: 4
  • People's Plot: 13.0 mi
  • Mushroom garden: 13.0 mi
  • People's Plot: 13.0 mi
  • God's Garden: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Dr. Nathan Thomas House: 17.8 mi
  • Wahbememe Historical Monument: 18.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
  • Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 20.3 mi
  • Coldwater Welcome Center 716: 20.4 mi
  • Galesburg Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Battle Creek Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Wall Lake Beach: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillW 271°334 m23.3 mi
Dixon HallNE 56°332 m20.4 mi
Hell's PointSE 131°326 m24.3 mi
Mount MiseryW 272°317 m20.8 mi
Knob HillS 178°316 m20.2 mi
Stony Point HillENE 61°286 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1719:54
June solstice06:0720:3921:21
September equinox07:3019:0419:41
December solstice08:0716:2917:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968717063513929
Precip in2.82.12.33.44.44.14.03.93.63.73.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Three Rivers, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1624464 — Colon Mountain, St. Joseph County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/354002134

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