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Mount Arvon, elevation , is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of
Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. Located in L'Anse Township,
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 ...
, Mount Arvon is part of the
Huron Mountains The Huron Mountains are located in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, mostly in Marquette and Baraga counties, overlooking Lake Superior. Their highest peak is Mount Arvon which, at above sea level, is the highest point in the s ...
. It rises about south of
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(elevation ). On the list of highest natural points in each U.S. state, Mount Arvon ranks 38th. It is the highest natural point in the
East North Central states The East North Central states form one of the nine geographic subdivisions within the United States which are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. These states border the Great Lakes. The division contains five states: Illi ...
. Mount Arvon is a few miles from
Mount Curwood Mount Curwood, elevation 1,978 feet (603 m), in L'Anse Township, Baraga County is the second highest point in the U.S. state of Michigan. Mt. Curwood is a part of the Huron Mountains range. Named in honor of Michigan author James Ol ...
, which for years had been designated as Michigan's highest spot until a resurvey in 1982 with modern technology determined that Mount Arvon is taller than Mount Curwood. Mount Arvon is about east of L'Anse, although it is about a drive from the city as much of it lies on winding logging roads. The soils of Mount Arvon are classic
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s 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. The property is owned by the
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paper company but public access is allowed. In 2018, the
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reported that the highest surface elevation in Michigan was the top of the Tilden Mine waste pile in Marquette County near
Ishpeming Ishpeming ( ) is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,470 at the 2010 census, less than it was in the 1950s and 1960s when the iron ore mines employed more workers. A statue of a ...
. At the time, the top of the pile was at slightly above , more than higher than the summit of Mount Arvon. File:Mount Arvon Silhouette.jpg, alt=Mount Arvon, Mount Arvon viewed from the north. File:Gfp-michigan-upper-peninsula-view-from-the-top-of-arvon.jpg, View from Mount Arvon to
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, May 2014.


See also

* * * List of U.S. states by elevation


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* {{U.S. State Highest Points Arvon Arvon Landforms of Baraga County, Michigan