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Mount Saginaw

Mount Saginaw, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Saginaw rises to 274 m in Michigan. Mount Desor stands 418 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ransom Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. 12 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q33141613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.06127, -88.60757

12 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Carnelian Beach: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DesorWSW418 m20.0 mi
Ishpeming PointWSW416 m14.9 mi
Sugar MountainWSW405 m22.5 mi
Mount SiskiwitW360 m7.8 mi
Mount OjibwayN345 m3.3 mi
Pine MountainWNW275 m5.8 mi
Ransom HillN266 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2620:07
June solstice05:5521:1021:59
September equinox07:4219:1319:54
December solstice08:4316:1017:04

Local time (America/Toronto).

Inside the official boundary of Isle Royale National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353965075

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