Canyon Falls
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
49 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Little Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Mount Kallio: 9.0 mi
- Mount Curwood: 12.6 mi
- Silver Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Pikes Peak: 15.8 mi
- Alberta Village Museum: 1.4 mi
- Ford Historic Sawmill Museum: 1.5 mi
- Baraga County Historical Museum: 10.3 mi
- Michigamme Museum: 18.5 mi
- Michigamme Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- First Sand Beach: 16.2 mi
- Second Sand Beach: 17.1 mi
- Rock Beach Point: 17.9 mi
- Norway Lake Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Bob Lake Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Courtney Lake Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
- Keweenaw Lower Entrance Light: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arvon | ENE 59° | 601 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Curwood | ENE 64° | 600 m | 12.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | WSW 237° | 441 m | 18.9 mi |
| Silver Mountain | WNW 284° | 398 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Kallio | SW 236° | 397 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NNE 25° | 346 m | 15.8 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | NW 320° | 339 m | 16.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 2° | 336 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:27 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 21:05 | 21:52 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 08:36 | 16:18 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 73.0 | 65.2 | 174 | 743 | 441 | 192 | 115 | 73.8 | 111 | 181 | 187 | 120 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5764148175
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