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Saux Head Hill

Saux Head Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Saux Head Hill rises to 229 m in Michigan. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Garlic Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q33146833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.71104, -87.56819

127 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Perkins Park: 10.2 mi
  • Kivela Road Recreation Area and Trail: 12.1 mi
  • Blue Pin (1): 12.2 mi
  • Red Pin (1): 12.2 mi
  • Red Pad (1): 12.2 mi
Peaks: 21
Waterfalls: 11
  • Little Garlic Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Little Pup Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Big Pup Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Bushy Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Big Pup Falls: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • Forestville Fireplace: 7.1 mi
  • Bartlett King: 9.1 mi
  • Harlow Farms First Homestead: 13.3 mi
  • Jackson Mine Monument: 13.8 mi
  • D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Marquette Welcome Center: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit MountainS 189°571 m18.3 mi
Wewe HillsS 172°493 m17.7 mi
Mount BenisonWNW 300°482 m21.2 mi
Ives HillWNW 303°460 m14.8 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 199°457 m15.8 mi
Mount IdaWNW 302°456 m20.6 mi
Huron MountainNW 305°446 m20.3 mi
Mount HomerWNW 302°437 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2320:03
June solstice05:5721:0121:48
September equinox07:3819:1019:50
December solstice08:3316:1417:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171927375060666558463423
Precip in2.41.71.42.92.83.33.13.33.63.32.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 637273 — Saux Head Hill, Marquette County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353971851

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