Sugar Mountain
Sugar Mountain rises to 405 m in Michigan. Mount Desor stands 418 m to the northeast, 2.5 miles off. 15 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States.
Wikidata Q33149867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 405 m
How to reach it
15 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Desor: 2.5 mi
- Ishpeming Point: 7.7 mi
- Mount Siskiwit: 15.0 mi
- Pine Mountain: 18.3 mi
- Mount Saginaw: 22.5 mi
- Deadman Island: 19.9 mi
- Steamboat Island: 19.9 mi
- Campbell Island: 20.7 mi
- Western Lake Superior Conservation Reserve: 22.6 mi
- Pine Bay 2: 22.6 mi
- Carnelian Beach: 3.1 mi
- Agate Beach: 7.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sugar Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Desor | NE 53° | 418 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ishpeming Point | ENE 57° | 416 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Siskiwit | ENE 59° | 360 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mount Ojibway | ENE 60° | 345 m | 24.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NE 55° | 275 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Saginaw | ENE 67° | 274 m | 22.5 mi |
| Ransom Hill | ENE 61° | 266 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:28 | 20:09 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:11 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:15 | 19:56 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 16:13 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Portage, 30 mi away.
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 639023 — Sugar Mountain, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
OpenStreetMap element node/353978192
Day trips start here
- Isle Royale National Park · 13 mi
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