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Riley Hill

Riley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Riley Hill rises to 317 m in Michigan. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Stand Alley, a attraction 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 145 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q33145410, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
317 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36142, -84.06634

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Pine Stand Alley: 0.4 mi
  • Big Old Oak: 0.5 mi
  • Log Over: 0.5 mi
  • Elephant Tree: 0.5 mi
  • In the Clear Tabletop: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Park Lyndon County Park: 1.5 mi
  • Timber Town Park: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 3.5 mi
  • Cavanaugh Lake County Park: 3.9 mi
  • Palmer Commons: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
Gardens: 28
Picnic sites: 23
  • River Grove Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Hippo Hill: 13.4 mi
Museums: 22
  • Waterloo Farm Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Michigan Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Dexter Area Museum: 9.7 mi
  • The Lost Railway Museum: 10.8 mi
  • The Coe House Museum: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 16
Rest areas: 6
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 5.8 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 8.9 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 16.2 mi
  • Howell Rest Area 812: 17.7 mi
  • Jackson Rest Area 820: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 24.6 mi
  • Maple Beach: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NE 47°405 m17.9 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NE 47°399 m18.1 mi
Prospect HillSSW 203°372 m24.8 mi
Hatt HillSW 230°348 m22.0 mi
Cassidy KameSW 228°344 m1.0 mi
Sackrider HillWSW 241°338 m8.4 mi
Big KameNW 304°328 m1.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillSW 235°327 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:49
June solstice06:0020:3521:17
September equinox07:2418:5819:35
December solstice08:0316:2217:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968717063513929
Precip in2.42.02.23.03.83.63.43.62.73.12.62.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chelsea, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 635935 — Riley Hill, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353962440

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