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  Mount Arvon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Arvon, elevation 1,979 feet (603 m), located at 46° 45′ 20″ N 88° 09′ 21″ W in L'Anse Township, Michigan, Baraga County is the highest point in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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 Mt. Arvon is one foot taller than Mt. Curwood.
Arvon is about twelve miles east of L'Anse, although it is about a 26-mile drive from the city as much of it lies on rugged logging roads.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Arvon   (126 words)

  
 Indian Country Sports - Mt. Arvon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Arvon is Michigan’s highest point standing at 1,979.238 feet above sea level.
The peak is not prominent as it is located in a heavily wooded area.
For years, Mt. Curwood, located a few miles south of Mt. Arvon in Baraga County, was recognized as the highest point in Michigan.
www.indiancountrysports.com /mt_arvon.html   (493 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Mount Rainier Climbing Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mount Rainier, the most heavily glaciated peak in the contiguous United States, offers an exciting challenge to the mountaineer.
Mount Rainier National Park has great road access from all directions in the summer, however many of the roads are closed in the winter.
Note that all access to Mount Rainier from the east is closed in the winter and early spring.
www.bettercamper.com /mountains/mountain_link.pl?mountain_id=117   (2023 words)

  
 Mt. Arvon, Michigan
On this drive we could maybe have made it to the summit in the rental car, but as the rain on the lower elevations turned to snow the road became a little too slick for comfort, so we parked about a mile from the summit and walked.
Arvon is a few miles from Mt. Curwood, which for years had been designated as Michigan's highest spot until a one-foot error was discovered in 1982 (Curwood is a foot shorter).
Arvon is about a 26-mile drive from downtown L'Anse, half of it on dirt logging roads littered with heavy, tree- chewing machinery.
www.americasroof.com /mi.shtml   (743 words)

  
 Mount Elbert, Colorado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
At about 13,660 feet, after crossing a snow ledge, Kari and I drank some water and she shared some of her crackers and gorp with me. The sky was growing dark and we could hear thunder coming from around the backside of the mountain.
Eight other people were on the summit when we arrived and as we took pictures for each other, one party of six departed toward Twin Lakes.
It was soon obvious that this would be a long walk down the shoulder of Mount Elbert.
www.gregg-rocheford.com /mountelbert.htm   (1948 words)

  
 Baraga MI highpoint - www.surgent.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Getting to Mt. Arvon involves driving through miles of gravel logging roads in the forests, which can be tricky if the route is not well marked or if the roads are in poor shape.
Fortunately, the information provided to me was accurate and up-to-date, and I negotiated the bumps, mudpits and washouts in the road with little problem to get within a few hundred yards of the top.
After a short hike, I was at the USGS benchmark and registry on the top of Mt. Arvon.
www.surgent.net /highpoints/states/mi.html   (394 words)

  
 US 50 Highpoint Mt. Arvon Trip Report by Rex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Arvon is the highest point in Michigan located in the Upper Penisula.
Mt. Arvon is located outside of L'anse, Michigan and I found the directions in Don Holme's highpoint guide to be fairly accurate in describing the network of logging roads.
Visiting Michigan and Wisconisn this summer I was in the neighborhood of Mt. Arvon so I decided to check it out since I might not be in this area again for awhile.
highpoints.home.comcast.net /arvon/trip.html   (161 words)

  
 Mt. Arvon, MI
Arvon, MI Mt. Arvon, MI Elevation: 1979 feet
The hardest part of this high point is the confusing network of logging roads to get to the trail.
Once you find the trail it is an easy 1 mile hike to the top of Mt. Arvon.
www.geocities.com /boarder_man_99/arvon.html   (60 words)

  
 Baraga County High Point Trip Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The description below is for Mount Curwood, the highest point in Baraga County (and MI) according to the USGS 1:100,000 scale map.
The Highpointers Club considers Mount Arvon the high point as the USGS 1:24,000 maps show it higher.
When I climbed Mt Arvon a couple decades ago (before any published routes were available) I stopped at the Baraga County Tourist & Recreation Association and bought a logging road map for 50 cents.
www.cohp.org /mi/Baraga_1.html   (299 words)

  
 State Summit Log
Mount Mansfield by the Sunset Ridge Trail, June 2003 - Mohamed Ellozy on Jun 22, 2003
Mount Washington 1/31/04 and 2/27/04 - highpointing.com on Mar 22, 2004
Mount Washington, Feb 2005 by Jewell and Gulfside trails - Mohamed Ellozy on Feb 7, 2005
www.network54.com /Forum/198362   (2293 words)

  
 Baraga County
Go approximately 10 miles to Arvon Road and the Quarry is about 4 miles on the Arvon Road.
Mount Curwood was thought to be Michigan's highest peak for years.
Although no panoramic view is offered from the summit of Mount Arvon, visitors can enjoy unspoiled forest scenery.
www.upheritage.org /baraga.htm   (1485 words)

  
 JO and BC's Midwest Trip
We arrived at Mount Arvon at about 4 p.m.
The area around the highpoint was nice and the weather was beautiful, but we didn't stay too long on this one, because we still had a lot of driving to do.
After leaving Mount Arvon, we drove across the rest of Michigan, the northern tip of Wisconsin, and up Minnesota's east coast all the way up to Eagle Mountain in Superior National Park.
www.highpointing.net /highpoints/midwest.html   (1047 words)

  
 Kevin Foster's High Points Across America.
Wisconsin's Timms Hill (1951) and Michigan's Mount Arvon (1979) were done a day apart.
On Mount Arvon, Captain America got to meet Elvis (the overweight version) and his girlfriend.
Because of the incident with the Mount Rainier rangers and the DC fax, I knew I had to be extremely cautious with the Maine boys, who's State high point, Katahdin (5267), was well guarded.
www.kevin-foster.com /summits6.htm   (563 words)

  
 Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce
Mount Curwood is 1,978.24 feet and Mount Arvon is 1,979.238 feet above sea level.
Although no panoramic view is offered from the summit of Mount Arvon, visitors can enjoy unspoiled forestry scenery.
10 miles to Arvon Road and the Quarry is about 4 miles on the Arvon Rd.
www.ironwoodmi.org /heritage5.htm   (1082 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Mount Arvon Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Detailed directions to Mt. Arvon along with a useful map of the route.
Anything you need to know about Baraga County including Mt. Arvon.
Arvon Page - Added by dwhike on Aug 23, 2003
www.summitpost.org /mountains/link_query.pl/mountain_id/2147   (128 words)

  
 October 01, 2000: Mount Arvon, Porcupine Mountains, St Peters Dome-Long   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On Friday, I drove two more hours to L'Anse and Mount Arvon to climb Michigan's highest point.
Along the way, just past L'Anse, we came to Baraga where there's an excellent view of Mount Arvon across the bay.
We hiked to the top of Summit Peak (1,958 feet and Michigan's third highest behind Arvon and Mount Curwood) and climbed the lookout tower.
www.hamline.edu /~wnk/nordic-ski/2000/msg03361.html   (745 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Mount McKinley (Denali) Climbing Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
However, once you're on the mountain, you will find the weather to be more of a crapshoot than anything else.
Mount McKinley is located in the subpolar low, a region where arctic air moving from the north converges with warmer air moving from the south at a latitude of 60 degrees (Denali is located at 63 degrees).
Mount McKinley Fraud : And here's an anti-Cook webpage that presents all arguments against him.
www.summitpost.org /show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/14   (3071 words)

  
 Top of the World Honor Roll
New Brunswick: Mount Carleton, 47 23' 66 53', 817, 2690
Alberta: Mount Columbia, 52 09' 117 27', 3747, 12294, On Alberta - British Columbia boundary
Yukon: Mount Logan, 60 34' 140 23', 5959, 19551
www.arsqrp.com /ars/pages/top_of_the_world/tow_honor.html   (654 words)

  
 October 01, 2000: Re: Mount Arvon, Porcupine Mountains, St Peters Dome-Long   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
October 01, 2000: Re: Mount Arvon, Porcupine Mountains, St Peters Dome-Long
Re: Mount Arvon, Porcupine Mountains, St Peters Dome-Long
Next by thread: Mount Arvon, Porcupine Mountains, St Peters Dome-Long
www.hamline.edu /~wnk/nordic-ski/2000/msg03363.html   (138 words)

  
 Mount Curwood
Mount Curwood, elevation 1978 feet (603 m), located at 46° 42' 12" north latitude, 88° 14' 25" west longitude in L'Anse Township, Michigan, Baraga County is the second highest point in the U.S. state of Michigan.
For years, Mt. Curwood had been designated as Michigan's highest spot until a resurvey in 1982 with modern technology determined that nearby Mount Arvon is one foot taller than Mt. Curwood.
There, that is our secret: go to sleep!
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mo/mount_curwood.html   (121 words)

  
 SummitPost.org - Mount Arvon Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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