Bald Mountain, located in the
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Upper Michigan or colloquially the U.P. – is the northern and more elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan; it is separated from the Lower Peninsula by ...
, is one of several bare rock summits of the
Huron Mountain range. It is on the border of
Marquette County and
Baraga County
Baraga County ( ) is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,158, making it Michigan's fifth-least populous county. The county seat is L'Anse. The county is named after Bishop ...
, but most of the summit resides in Marquette County. It rises about south of
Lake Superior
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(elevation ).
Bald Mountain is an outlier of the
Huron Mountain range, as it is farther west than most of the other rocky summits. Other outliers on the opposite, eastern side of the range include Hogsback Mountain and Sugarloaf Mountain. It is currently privately owned, but is administered under the CFA program. The surrounding area is being actively
logged in 2017.
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Outline of Michigan
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Michigan is located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America, comprising two peninsulas.
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{{Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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