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Twombly Mountain

Twombly Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Twombly Mountain rises to 349 m in Michigan. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is East Pond Preserve, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 17 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Macomb County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33152655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
349 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.84086, -83.08799

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Simpson Park: 3.1 mi
  • Addison Township Playground: 3.2 mi
  • Labodie Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lakeville Lake Public Access: 3.7 mi
  • Orchards Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.8 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.8 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.8 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.8 mi
  • Frontier Town: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Schuette Oak: 4.7 mi
  • Shelden Estate: 8.5 mi
  • Orion Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Military Tank: 11.3 mi
  • Newberry Hill: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 49
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 29
Museums: 27
Peaks: 15
Beaches: 10
  • Baypoint Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Stony Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 10.0 mi
  • Secret Beach: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 12.4 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 13.1 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 19.9 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 21.2 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillSW 221°388 m12.4 mi
Mount ChristieWNW 284°387 m12.4 mi
Grampian HillsWSW 252°375 m6.2 mi
Pine KnobWSW 245°367 m15.8 mi
Kerr HillWNW 284°367 m15.8 mi
Enders HillW 268°366 m20.3 mi
Bald MountainSW 218°351 m11.6 mi
Mount JudahSW 230°345 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0719:45
June solstice05:5520:3221:15
September equinox07:2018:5419:32
December solstice08:0116:1617:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232434465868737063513929
Precip in2.41.92.13.23.83.63.93.33.52.93.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond 4 NNW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1615293 — Twombly Mountain, Macomb County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353981113

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