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Horse Rock Point

Horse Rock Point, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Rock Point rises to 177 m in Michigan. Maple Hill stands 300 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Mertaugh Addition to the Birge Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Mackinac County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33139771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.99390, -84.46309

156 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
Nature reserves: 33
  • Jack Mertaugh Addition to the Birge Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
  • Mertaugh Family Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Oliver and Edna Birge Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
  • Nye Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Sheppard - Hardy Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
Museums: 21
Historic sites: 21
Peaks: 10
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Sunset Point: 23.2 mi
  • Hay Point: 24.0 mi
  • Hay Point: 24.0 mi
  • Barton's Point: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Dwightwood Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Dablott Spring: 12.6 mi
  • The Big Spring: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Natural arches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Secret Garden: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maple HillNW 306°300 m19.1 mi
Peek-A-Boo HillENE 64°222 m3.6 mi
Rabbit Back PeakWSW 248°212 m13.4 mi
Castle RockWSW 247°210 m14.6 mi
St. Anthony's RockSW 236°183 m15.4 mi
Brulee PointS 181°179 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1119:50
June solstice05:4820:4721:33
September equinox07:2518:5819:37
December solstice08:1816:0616:56

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141623375059636356443322
Precip in2.11.61.92.92.72.93.33.53.74.43.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rudyard 5SE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353994085

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