Manabezho Falls

Manabezho Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Manido Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Manabezho Falls is a waterfall on the Presque Isle River and is located in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Gogebic County, Michigan. With a drop of approximately 25 feet and a crest of 150 feet, it is the largest of the waterfalls on the river. It is below Manido Falls and Nawadaha Falls. The name Manabezho refers to an Ojibway spirit god. A view of the falls is easily accessible by trail.
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Wikidata Q37926, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Black River County Park: 5.1 mi
- Molessa County Park: 14.3 mi
- Airport Park: 14.9 mi
- Eddy Park: 15.5 mi
- Bluff Valley Park: 15.9 mi
- Manido Falls: 0.2 mi
- Nawadaha Falls: 0.6 mi
- Iagoo Falls: 3.5 mi
- Lepisto Falls: 3.7 mi
- Explorers Falls: 4.5 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 5.9 mi
- LaFayette Peak: 8.6 mi
- Green Mountain Peak: 9.1 mi
- Copper Peak: 9.3 mi
- Summit Peak: 9.8 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 15.9 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 19.9 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 15.9 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 16.5 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 20.0 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 16.1 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 20.7 mi
- The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine: 22.7 mi
- Union Spring: 16.1 mi
- Sand Dunes: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manabezho Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | ENE 74° | 595 m | 9.8 mi |
| Government Peak | ENE 65° | 559 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSE 152° | 553 m | 20.7 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | ESE 102° | 530 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Zion | SSW 210° | 525 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cuyahoga Peak | ENE 59° | 480 m | 14.2 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 217° | 472 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cloud Peak | ENE 58° | 459 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:04 | 19:33 | 20:13 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 21:11 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:47 | 19:20 | 20:00 |
| December solstice | 08:42 | 16:24 | 17:15 |
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 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 19 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ironwood #2, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4176089188
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