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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 441 m in Michigan. Big Rock stands 448 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparrow-Kenton Wayside Picnic Area, a park 3.8 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33139398, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
441 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.47383, -88.81125

55 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 16
Waterfalls: 11
  • Tibbets Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Sturgeon Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Agate Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Upper Bond Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Bond Falls: 15.9 mi
Peaks: 9
Historic sites: 3
  • North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 19.3 mi
  • Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 23.8 mi
  • St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 24.0 mi
Museums: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big RockWSW 247°448 m19.2 mi
Adventure MountainNNW 328°447 m24.2 mi
C Shaft HillNW 317°422 m24.6 mi
Silver MountainNNE 14°398 m13.8 mi
Mount KallioENE 58°397 m9.9 mi
Limestone MountainNNE 13°339 m23.5 mi
Little MountainNE 43°336 m23.4 mi
South Military HillNW 314°293 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:2820:08
June solstice06:0321:0521:52
September equinox07:4319:1519:55
December solstice08:3716:2017:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141625385161646356443120
Precip in1.71.41.53.23.03.43.63.03.53.42.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watton 2wsw, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353995575

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