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Lake Superior, Michigan
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Lake Fanny Hooe
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Lake Fanny Hooe
LakeCopper Harbor, Michigan

Lake Superior, Michigan

Lake600 ft elevationBest Jun–Aug
Elevation600 ftabove sea level
Area82,350 km²surface
Nearest townCopper Harbor7.3 mi
47.53° N, 87.76° WElevation 600 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time
When to goCopper Harbor · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec24October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low52° / 39°
Lake

Lake Superior, Michigan in brief

Lake Superior, Michigan is a lake in Copper Harbor, Michigan, United States — largest of the Great Lakes of North America.

It lies at 600 ft above sea level and covers about 82,350 km².

The nearest town in the atlas is Copper Harbor, 7.3 mi to the SW, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

Copper Harbor: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Copper Harbor
46°
Partly cloudy now
Wind8 km/h
Humidity99%
Cloud cover48%
Today
22 Oct
54°
42°
Fri
23 Oct
60°
45°
Sat
24 Oct
61°
50°
0.0 in
Sun
25 Oct
55°
42°
0.1 in
Mon
26 Oct
47°
36°

Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The lake's water

Surface, average depth and volume of the lake, and the length of its shore.
Surface82,350 km²
Average depth481 ft
Volume12,004 km³
Shoreline3261 mi
average depth 481 ftsurface at 600 ft
When to go

The best months around Lake Superior, Michigan

Climate of Copper Harbor

Month score in Copper Harbor

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
13
Jan
24
Feb
31
Mar
28
Apr
50
May
68
Jun
74
Jul
78
Aug
68
Sep
24
Oct
14
Nov
8
Dec
Map

Lake Superior, Michigan from above

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lily Lake, Copper HarborLake5.6 miSWLily Lake, Copper Harbor
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mud Lake, Copper HarborLake5.8 miSWMud Lake, Copper Harbor
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Lake Fanny HooeLake6.6 miSWLake Fanny Hooe
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Porters Island, MichiganIsland6.8 miSWPorters Island, Michigan
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Schlatter LakeLake6.9 miSSchlatter Lake
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Lost Lake, Copper HarborLake7.4 miSLost Lake, Copper Harbor
Stay nearby

Towns close by

Copper Harbor
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Copper Harbor

Michigan · 7.3 mi SW
52°Oct high
14wet days
24score
Copper Harbor
Eagle Harbor
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Eagle Harbor

Michigan · 19 mi W
52°Oct high
13wet days
26score
Eagle Harbor
Around here

Copper Harbor and around

Copper Harbor
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Copper Harbor

Michigan · United States
Jun–Augbest months
73°July high
620 ftaltitude
Copper Harbor

Nature

Montreal River, Michigan
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5.7 mi SE

Montreal River, Michigan

River
Montreal River, Michigan
Lake Medora, Michigan
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4.8 mi SW

Lake Medora, Michigan

Lake · 1,007 ft
Lake Medora, Michigan
Lake Fanny Hooe
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1.2 mi E

Lake Fanny Hooe

Lake · 610 ft
Lake Fanny Hooe

Mountains

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
15 mi SW

Mount Horace Greeley

1,535 ft · Superior Upland
Mount Horace Greeley

Heritage

Copper Harbor Light
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1.4 mi E

Copper Harbor Light

National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1848
Copper Harbor Light
US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge
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0.8 mi E

US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge

National Register of Historic Places listed place · 1928
US 41–Fanny Hooe Creek Bridge
Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex
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1.2 mi SW

Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex

National Register of Historic Places listed place
Keweenaw Mountain Lodge and Golf Course Complex