Bobcat Lake Picnic Area
Bobcat Lake Picnic Area is a picnic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 475 m. Wolf Mountain stands 553 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Marenisco Veterans Memorial, a historic site 2.1 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Forest Service
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
71 named places within 25 miles
- Gogebic County Park: 6.4 mi
- Border Lakes State Natural Area: 9.1 mi
- Van Vliet Hemlocks: 11.7 mi
- Dunn Lake State Natural Area: 12.1 mi
- Ontonagon County Park: 13.4 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.2 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.2 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.2 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.2 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 10.2 mi
- Gogebic Lake State Park: 8.3 mi
- Sylvania Wilderness: 20.1 mi
- Forests for the Future #8 Conservation Reserve: 20.6 mi
- Vilas County Forest- White Squaw Unit: 21.2 mi
- Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area: 22.6 mi
- Alligator Eye: 7.2 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Big Powderhorn Mountain: 22.9 mi
- Big Rock: 23.1 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 24.6 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 15.5 mi
- Little Bohemia Lodge: 18.9 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 20.2 mi
- Nature Center: 24.5 mi
- Marenisco Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Summerwind Mansion: 15.9 mi
- First Forest Patrol Flight: 20.3 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 15.6 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 21.7 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 24.6 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 19.3 mi
- Paulding Light: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bobcat Lake Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Mountain | NW 319° | 553 m | 7.7 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | NNW 339° | 530 m | 24.6 mi |
| Alligator Eye | NE 45° | 481 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Rock | E 89° | 448 m | 23.1 mi |
| Big Powderhorn Mountain | WNW 296° | 366 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 20:09 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:24 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Menominee).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 18 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bergland DAM, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2915040877
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