O Kun de Kun Falls
O Kun de Kun Falls is a waterfall in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Alligator Eye stands 481 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Konteka Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
O Kun de Kun Falls is a waterfall of the Baltimore River north of Bruce Crossing, in Ontonagon County, Michigan.
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Wikidata Q106817679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
55 named places within 25 miles
- Military Hills Roadside Park: 3.4 mi
- Stannard Township Park: 8.0 mi
- Jilek Park: 10.0 mi
- Ewen Pines Roadside Park: 11.2 mi
- Agate Falls Scenic Area: 12.3 mi
- Konteka Falls: 0.2 mi
- Gleason Falls: 8.8 mi
- Agate Falls: 12.1 mi
- Cascade Creek Falls: 13.9 mi
- Bond Falls: 16.7 mi
- South Military Hill: 3.2 mi
- North Military Hill: 3.8 mi
- C Shaft Hill: 5.7 mi
- Adventure Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Silver Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Old Victoria Historic Townsite: 5.1 mi
- Childhood Cottage Museum: 6.1 mi
- Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum: 17.1 mi
- South Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Oak Bluff: 7.6 mi
- The Bluff: 16.7 mi
- North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 4.2 mi
- Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 5.0 mi
- Bob Lake Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Courtney Lake Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Forests for the Future #20 Conservation Reserve: 11.5 mi
- Gogebic Lake State Park: 23.9 mi
- Ontonagon Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Ontonagon Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Ontonagon Township Park Beach: 17.6 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 23.9 mi
- Paulding Light: 20.9 mi
- Sand Dunes: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of O Kun de Kun Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alligator Eye | SW 232° | 481 m | 24.5 mi |
| Big Rock | S 184° | 448 m | 19.9 mi |
| Adventure Mountain | NNE 22° | 447 m | 8.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SE 127° | 441 m | 20.3 mi |
| C Shaft Hill | N 353° | 422 m | 5.7 mi |
| Silver Mountain | E 87° | 398 m | 19.6 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | ENE 63° | 339 m | 23.9 mi |
| South Military Hill | N 7° | 293 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:29 | 20:09 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 21:07 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:56 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 16:21 | 17:12 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontonagon 6 SE, 13 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 799 | 812 | 1,624 | 4,086 | 2,075 | 1,332 | 919 | 733 | 818 | 1,142 | 1,204 | 929 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Ontonagon River Near Rockland, MI, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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