Mount Arvon ( ) at , is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
. Located in
L'Anse Township,
Baraga County, Mount Arvon is part of the
Huron Mountains
The Huron Mountains are located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, mostly in Marquette County, Michigan, Marquette County, and extending into Baraga County, Michigan, Baraga County, overlooking Lake ...
. It rises about south of
Lake Superior (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 is a List of regions of the United States, region of the United States defined by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, containing five states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. These st ...
.
Mount 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 Mount Arvon is taller than Mount Curwood. Mount Arvon is about east of
L'Anse, although it is about a drive from the city; much of it lies on winding logging roads.
The soils of Mount Arvon are classic
podzols 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
MeadWestvaco
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paper company but public access is allowed.
In 2018, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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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. At the time, the top of the pile was at slightly above , more than higher than the summit of Mount Arvon.
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List of U.S. states by elevation
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Landforms of Baraga County, Michigan