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Government Peak

Government Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Government Peak rises to 559 m in Michigan. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cloud Peak, a peak 2.0 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33139009, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
559 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.78328, -89.73099

57 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 23
  • Trap Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Nonesuch Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Overlooked Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Greenstone Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Shining Cloud Falls: 6.7 mi
Parks: 11
Peaks: 9
Museums: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Ontonagon Township Park Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sand Dunes: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit PeakSW 218°595 m3.2 mi
Wolf MountainS 185°553 m23.7 mi
Porcupine PeakSW 221°530 m8.6 mi
Cuyahoga PeakNNE 19°480 m2.2 mi
Copper PeakSW 234°472 m21.2 mi
Cloud PeakN 1°459 m2.0 mi
Miscowawbic PeakW 278°438 m3.4 mi
LaFayette PeakW 266°404 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0319:3220:12
June solstice06:0621:1021:57
September equinox07:4619:1919:59
December solstice08:4216:2217:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121423375161656456443118
Precip in3.42.52.73.53.73.74.03.63.84.43.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bergland DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353934732

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