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Mount Arvon, elevation 1,979 feet (603 m), is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in L'Anse Township, Baraga County, Mount Arvon is part of the Huron Mountains. It rises about eight miles (13 km) south of Lake Superior (elevation 591 feet [180 m]). On the list of highest natural points in each U.S. state, Mount Arvon ranks 38th.[3] It is the highest natural point in the East North Central states.

Mount Arvon
Mount Arvon summit sign and log book
Highest point
Elevation	1,979 ft (603 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	948 ft (289 m)[1]
Listing	U.S. state high point 38th
Coordinates	46°45′21″N 88°09′20″W[2]
Geography
Mount Arvon Baraga County, Michigan, U.S.
Parent range	Huron Mountains
Topo map	USGS Skanee South

Mount Arvon is a few miles from Mount Curwood, which for years had been designated as Michigan's highest spot until a resurvey in 1982 with modern technology determined that Mount Arvon is 1 foot (0.30 m) taller than Mount Curwood. Mount Arvon is about 12 miles (19 km) east of L'Anse, although it is about a 26-mile (42 km) drive from the city as much of it lies on winding logging roads.

The soils of Mount Arvon are classic podzols which have developed on sandy loam glacial till locally overlain with a loamy or silty mantle. The Munising sandy loam-Michigamme silt loam complex is dominant.[4]

The property is owned by the MeadWestvaco paper company but public access is allowed.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that the highest surface elevation in Michigan was the top of the Tilden Mine waste pile in Marquette County near Ishpeming. At the time, the top of the pile was at slightly above 2,000 feet (610 m), more than 20 feet (6.1 m) higher than the summit of Mount Arvon.[5]

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  Mount Arvon viewed from the north.
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  View from Mount Arvon to Lake Superior, May 2014.

See also

•  Michigan portal
•  Mountains portal
• List of U.S. states by elevation

Footnotes

References

External links

• "Mt. Arvon" (PDF). Baraga County Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011.

На других языках

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[de] Mount Arvon

Der Mount Avron ist mit 603 Metern der höchste Punkt des US-Bundesstaates Michigan. Er befindet sich im am Oberen See gelegenen Baraga County, in den Huron Mountains.

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- [en] Mount Arvon

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[fr] Mont Arvon

Le mont Arvon est le point culminant de l'État américain du Michigan à 603 mètres d'altitude. Il se trouve à L'Anse Township, dans le comté de Baraga. Il culmine à la même altitude que le mont Curwood situé également dans le Michigan.

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[ru] Арвон

Арвон — гора на Верхнем полуострове Мичигана в округе Барага. Высшая природная точка в американском штате Мичиган. Получила свое название от месторождений сланца в окрестостях. В списке самых высоких природных точек в каждом штате США, гора Арвон занимает 38-е место[1].

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