Nawadaha Falls

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Nawadaha Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Manido Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
The story
Nawadaha Falls is a waterfall on the Presque Isle River and is located in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Gogebic County, Michigan. The falls has a drop of approximately 15 feet and a crest of 50–150 feet. It is above both Manido Falls and Manabezho Falls. Access to this waterfall requires climbing some rugged trails.
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Wikidata Q38275, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Black River County Park: 4.8 mi
- Molessa County Park: 13.8 mi
- Airport Park: 14.4 mi
- Eddy Park: 15.0 mi
- Bluff Valley Park: 15.3 mi
- Manido Falls: 0.3 mi
- Manabezho Falls: 0.6 mi
- Iagoo Falls: 3.0 mi
- Lepisto Falls: 3.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.4 mi
- Porcupine Peak: 5.9 mi
- Copper Peak: 8.8 mi
- LaFayette Peak: 9.0 mi
- Green Mountain Peak: 9.5 mi
- Summit Peak: 10.0 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 15.3 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 19.4 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 15.4 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 15.9 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 19.5 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 15.6 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 15.7 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 20.2 mi
- The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine: 22.2 mi
- Union Spring: 16.4 mi
- Sand Dunes: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nawadaha Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Peak | ENE 71° | 595 m | 10.0 mi |
| Government Peak | ENE 63° | 559 m | 12.9 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SSE 152° | 553 m | 20.3 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | E 97° | 530 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Zion | SSW 211° | 525 m | 17.9 mi |
| Cuyahoga Peak | ENE 57° | 480 m | 14.5 mi |
| Copper Peak | SW 219° | 472 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cloud Peak | NE 56° | 459 m | 13.9 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4176093389
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