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Pine Mountain

Pine Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Pine Mountain rises to 275 m in Michigan. Mount Desor stands 418 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Siskiwit, a peak 3.4 miles away. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4648690.

Wikidata Q33143746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.08432, -88.72924

15 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 9
Nature reserves: 3
  • Steamboat Island: 22.6 mi
  • Deadman Island: 22.9 mi
  • Campbell Island: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Carnelian Beach: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DesorSW418 m15.8 mi
Ishpeming PointSW416 m10.6 mi
Sugar MountainSW405 m18.3 mi
Mount SiskiwitSW360 m3.4 mi
Mount OjibwayENE345 m5.9 mi
Mount SaginawESE274 m5.8 mi
Ransom HillE266 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:2720:08
June solstice05:5621:1021:59
September equinox07:4219:1419:55
December solstice08:4316:1117:04

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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1618301 — Pine Mountain, Keweenaw County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353992013

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