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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 RockWSW448 m19.2 mi
Adventure MountainNNW447 m24.2 mi
C Shaft HillNW422 m24.6 mi
Silver MountainNNE398 m13.8 mi
Mount KallioENE397 m9.9 mi
Limestone MountainNNE339 m23.5 mi
Little MountainNE336 m23.4 mi
South Military HillNW293 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 50–80 °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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