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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 DesorWSW 249°418 m20.0 mi
Ishpeming PointWSW 252°416 m14.9 mi
Sugar MountainWSW 247°405 m22.5 mi
Mount SiskiwitW 261°360 m7.8 mi
Mount OjibwayN 1°345 m3.3 mi
Pine MountainWNW 286°275 m5.8 mi
Ransom HillN 1°266 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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