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Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Thunder Mountain rises to 351 m in Michigan. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Bears Mountain Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States

Wikidata Q33151496, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
351 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.19973, -84.83226

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Three Bears Mountain Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • North Branch of the Boyne River Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Big Cedar Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Gow Litzenburger West Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
  • Gow Litzenburger East Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
Parks
  • Thumb Lake Park: 4.3 mi
  • Boyne Valley Township Park: 4.6 mi
  • Huffman Lake Township Park: 5.6 mi
  • Roadside Park: 5.6 mi
  • Dam Road Trailhead: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 23
Attractions: 15
  • Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 5.4 mi
  • The Boulder: 7.6 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 10.5 mi
  • Russian Siebert Family Home Historic Site: 12.3 mi
  • Steep Climb: 13.2 mi
Museums: 13
  • Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Little Traverse Historical Society: 13.6 mi
  • Bay View Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Otsego County Historical Society Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Call of the Wild: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 8
  • Block M Rock: 11.6 mi
  • Children Playing: 12.5 mi
  • Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 14.1 mi
  • Wings Mural: 14.1 mi
  • 4-Season Mural: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Peninsula Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Devoe Beach: 17.7 mi
  • North Beach: 19.7 mi
  • Main Beach: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 9.5 mi
  • Gaylord Rest Area 405: 17.9 mi
  • Topinabee Rest Area 407: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsSE 126°438 m6.6 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNW 343°405 m19.8 mi
Nub's KnobN 350°398 m18.7 mi
Emmet HeightsNNW 343°395 m20.3 mi
Deadmans HillSSW 206°393 m11.9 mi
Tower HillN 350°393 m18.5 mi
Chandler HillsNE 51°382 m2.5 mi
Chandler HillNE 43°372 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:52
June solstice05:5320:4621:31
September equinox07:2719:0019:39
December solstice08:1616:1117:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445767716962503827
Precip in2.61.71.93.13.23.22.93.53.94.43.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boyne Falls, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/353979751

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