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Canyon Falls

Canyon Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Canyon Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 411 m. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canyon Falls State Roadside Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

A must-see waterfall that drops into an impressive gorge. A short spur trail connects the nearby Canyon Falls Roadside Park to the North Country National Scenic Trail, which parallels the Sturgeon River to Canyon Falls and beyond

The story

bridge in United States of America

Wikidata Q5034200, matched on coordinates and name (570 m apart).

How to reach it

Coordinates46.62248, -88.47653

49 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Canyon Falls State Roadside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Tioga Falls State Roadside Park: 7.3 mi
  • Tioga Creek State Roadside Park: 7.3 mi
  • Baraga State Park: 9.7 mi
  • Baraga Marina Park: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Ogemaw Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Tibbets Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Tioga Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Tioga Park Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Power House Falls: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 8
Museums: 5
Beaches: 3
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArvonENE 59°601 m17.8 mi
Mount CurwoodENE 64°600 m12.6 mi
Haystack MountainWSW 237°441 m18.9 mi
Silver MountainWNW 284°398 m12.9 mi
Mount KallioSW 236°397 m9.0 mi
Pikes PeakNNE 25°346 m15.8 mi
Limestone MountainNW 320°339 m16.6 mi
Little MountainN 2°336 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2720:07
June solstice06:0121:0521:52
September equinox07:4119:1419:54
December solstice08:3616:1817:09

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141525385262666558443220
Precip in2.01.61.62.73.33.44.13.13.63.72.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alberta Ford FOR CTR, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs73.065.217474344119211573.8111181187120

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Sturgeon River Near Sidnaw, MI, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5764148175

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