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Garlic Mountain

Garlic Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Garlic Mountain rises to 260 m in Michigan. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saux Head Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33138886, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
260 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.70437, -87.55680

125 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Perkins Park: 10.9 mi
  • Blue Pin (1): 11.5 mi
  • Red Pin (1): 11.5 mi
  • Red Pad (1): 11.5 mi
  • Blue Pad (1): 11.5 mi
Peaks: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Little Garlic Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Little Pup Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Lower Big Pup Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Bushy Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Big Pup Falls: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 6
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Marquette Welcome Center: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit MountainS571 m17.9 mi
Wewe HillsS493 m17.2 mi
Mount BenisonWNW482 m21.9 mi
Ives HillWNW460 m15.5 mi
Pilot KnobSSW457 m15.6 mi
Mount IdaWNW456 m21.3 mi
Huron MountainNW446 m21.0 mi
Mount HomerWNW437 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2320:03
June solstice05:5721:0121:48
September equinox07:3819:1019:50
December solstice08:3316:1417:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141625375161656456443120
Precip in2.32.22.73.43.43.33.12.94.04.02.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353933528

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