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Richards Hill

Richards Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Richards Hill rises to 418 m in Michigan. Cote Dame Marie stands 456 m to the east, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Waldo Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 48 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Kalkaska County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33145299, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
418 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.59585, -84.88976

149 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Camp Grayling Circle: 6.4 mi
  • North Higgins Lake State Park: 8.8 mi
  • Cub Lake Public Access: 8.9 mi
  • Lyon Township Park: 9.1 mi
  • Bear Lake Public Access: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 48
Attractions: 19
  • Indian Village: 10.5 mi
  • Climbing Wall: 10.5 mi
  • Zip Line: 10.5 mi
  • Main Village: 10.6 mi
  • Cedar Village: 10.7 mi
Museums: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • Grayling Rest Area 403: 9.1 mi
  • Hartwick Pines Rest Area 404: 13.9 mi
  • Nine Mile Hill Rest Area 434: 19.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • C.C.C. Worker: 8.5 mi
  • Fort: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Area: 10.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cote Dame MarieE 87°456 m4.6 mi
Cleary HillNE 56°446 m0.4 mi
Olsen HillE 89°444 m5.2 mi
Taylor HillE 82°439 m5.3 mi
Three Sisters RangeE 83°431 m5.3 mi
Toll HillNNE 17°430 m17.1 mi
Redner HillNE 37°430 m24.0 mi
BaldySW 226°427 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1419:52
June solstice05:5520:4421:29
September equinox07:2719:0119:39
December solstice08:1416:1517:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827405362656456443324
Precip in2.32.02.13.53.73.63.33.63.53.83.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kalkaska 11se, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353962319

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