Mount Benison
Mount Benison rises to 482 m in Michigan. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ida, a peak 1.0 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q33141388, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 482 m
How to reach it
54 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ida: 1.0 mi
- Huron Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Homer: 2.5 mi
- Trout Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Point Abbaye Natural Area Baraga County Park: 10.9 mi
- Roland Lake Public Access: 11.0 mi
- Perkins Park: 11.5 mi
- Skanee Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Arvon Township Park: 13.0 mi
- Quartzite Falls: 14.4 mi
- Yellow Dog Falls: 15.1 mi
- Bushy Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lower Big Pup Falls: 15.6 mi
- Big Pup Falls: 15.9 mi
- Baraga Old Growth Nature Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Claus Camp Club: 9.8 mi
- Lightfoot Bay Nature Sanctuary: 10.9 mi
- Koski Woods: 11.0 mi
- Huron Bay Field Station: 12.9 mi
- Mino-kwe jiigibiik: 12.0 mi
- Second Sand Beach: 19.5 mi
- Rock Beach Point: 19.6 mi
- First Sand Beach: 20.3 mi
- Michigamme Museum: 23.8 mi
- Michigamme Historical Museum: 23.8 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Keweenaw Lower Entrance Light: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Benison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arvon | SW 232° | 601 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Curwood | SW 230° | 600 m | 17.3 mi |
| Ives Hill | ESE 113° | 460 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Ida | ENE 70° | 456 m | 1.0 mi |
| Huron Mountain | ENE 59° | 446 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Homer | ESE 103° | 437 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Ives | E 95° | 399 m | 4.6 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SSE 151° | 385 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:24 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:03 | 21:51 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:51 |
| December solstice | 08:35 | 16:15 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 621098 — Mount Benison, Marquette County, Michigan.
OpenStreetMap element node/353915998
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