| Mount Arvon | |
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 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″N88°09′20″W / 46.755813°N 88.155434°W /46.755813; -88.155434[2] |
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  Mount Arvon | |
| Parent range | Huron Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Skanee South |
Mount Arvon (/ɑːrvɒn/ARR-vahn) at 1,979 feet (603 m), is the highest natural point in the U.S. state ofMichigan. Located inL'Anse Township,Baraga County, Mount Arvon is part of theHuron Mountains. It rises about eight miles (13 km) south ofLake 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 theEast North Central states.
Mount Arvon is a few miles fromMount 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 ofL'Anse, although it is about a 26-mile (42 km) drive from the city; much of it lies on winding logging roads.
The soils of Mount Arvon are classicpodzols 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 theMeadWestvaco paper company but public access is allowed.[citation needed]
In 2018, theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that the highest surface elevation in Michigan was the top of the Tilden Mine waste pile inMarquette County nearIshpeming. 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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