Manido Falls
Manido Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Manabezho Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Manido 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 15 feet, it is the smallest of the waterfalls on the river. It has a crest between 50 and 150 feet, depending on the river volume. It is above Manabezho Falls and further down from Nawadaha Falls. The name Manido comes from the Ojibwe word meaning “spirit” or “ghost”. A view of the falls is easily accessible by trail.
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Wikidata Q38078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Black River County Park: 5.0 mi
- Molessa County Park: 14.1 mi
- Airport Park: 14.7 mi
- Eddy Park: 15.3 mi
- Bluff Valley Park: 15.7 mi
- Manabezho Falls: 0.2 mi
- Nawadaha Falls: 0.3 mi
- Iagoo Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lepisto Falls: 3.5 mi
- Explorers Falls: 4.5 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 5.8 mi
- LaFayette Peak: 8.7 mi
- Copper Peak: 9.1 mi
- Green Mountain Peak: 9.2 mi
- Summit Peak: 9.8 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 15.7 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 16.3 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 19.8 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 15.7 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 19.8 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 16.0 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 20.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 20.6 mi
- The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine: 22.5 mi
- Union Spring: 16.1 mi
- Sand Dunes: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manido Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | ENE 72° | 595 m | 9.8 mi |
| Government Peak | ENE 64° | 559 m | 12.6 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSE 152° | 553 m | 20.5 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | E 100° | 530 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Zion | SSW 211° | 525 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cuyahoga Peak | ENE 58° | 480 m | 14.2 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 218° | 472 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cloud Peak | ENE 57° | 459 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:04 | 19:33 | 20:12 |
| 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1587753460
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