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Mount Ida

Mount Ida, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Ida rises to 456 m in Michigan. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Benison, a peak 1.0 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33141512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
456 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.86826, -87.93902

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
Parks: 12
Waterfalls: 8
  • Yellow Dog Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Bushy Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Lower Big Pup Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Quartzite Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Big Pup Falls: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArvonSW 233°601 m12.8 mi
Mount CurwoodSW 231°600 m18.2 mi
Mount BenisonWSW 250°482 m1.0 mi
Ives HillESE 120°460 m5.8 mi
Huron MountainNE 49°446 m1.1 mi
Mount HomerESE 120°437 m1.8 mi
Mount IvesESE 102°399 m3.8 mi
Burnt MountainS 172°385 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:2420:04
June solstice05:5821:0321:51
September equinox07:3919:1119:51
December solstice08:3516:1517:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171927375060666558463423
Precip in2.41.71.42.92.83.33.13.33.63.32.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 628921 — Mount Ida, Marquette County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353942021

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