Michigan contains 264 named mountain peaks recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — making it 38th in the United States by peak count. The highest is Mount Arvon in Baraga County at 1,978 ft — the 38th-tallest summit of any state.
This interactive map plots every named summit in Michigan. Filter by minimum elevation, search by peak name, or click any marker to see its precise USGS 3DEP elevation, county, and coordinates.
Michigan mountain peaks at a glance
- 264 named peaks in Michigan (rank #38 in the US)
- Mount Arvon — the highest at 1,978 ft, in Baraga County
- 1,190 ft — average elevation of named Michigan peaks (rank #34 nationally)
- 1,198 ft — median peak elevation
- 197 peaks above 1,000 ft
- 4.7 peaks per 1,000 sq mi of land area (density rank #42)
The 25 highest named peaks in Michigan
Michigan is not a mountain state, but it has plenty of named summits, hills, and high points. The list below is sorted by USGS 3DEP elevation.
| # | Peak | County | Elevation (ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Arvon | Baraga | 1,978 |
| 2 | Mount Curwood | Baraga | 1,977 |
| 3 | Summit Peak | Ontonagon | 1,956 |
| 4 | Underwood Hill | Ontonagon | 1,874 |
| 5 | Government Peak | Ontonagon | 1,850 |
| 6 | Sheridan Hill | Iron | 1,841 |
| 7 | Wolf Mountain | Gogebic | 1,811 |
| 8 | Porcupine Peak | Ontonagon | 1,781 |
| 9 | Trap Hills | Ontonagon | 1,777 |
| 10 | Mount Zion | Gogebic | 1,715 |
| 11 | Briar Hill | Wexford | 1,703 |
| 12 | Green Hills | Marquette | 1,690 |
| 13 | Big Powderhorn Mountain | Gogebic | 1,631 |
| 14 | Wewe Hills | Marquette | 1,628 |
| 15 | Alligator Eye | Gogebic | 1,620 |
| 16 | Cuyahoga Peak | Ontonagon | 1,584 |
| 17 | Mount Benison | Marquette | 1,581 |
| 18 | Michigamme Mountain | Iron | 1,575 |
| 19 | Millie Hill | Dickinson | 1,568 |
| 20 | Copper Peak | Gogebic | 1,552 |
| 21 | Mount Horace Greeley | Keweenaw | 1,545 |
| 22 | Ives Hill | Marquette | 1,539 |
| 23 | Pilot Knob | Marquette | 1,538 |
| 24 | Pine Mountain | Dickinson | 1,524 |
| 25 | Cote Dame Marie | Crawford | 1,522 |
How Michigan compares nationwide
Across all 50 states and DC, the USGS lists 68,708 named summits. Michigan accounts for 0.4% of them. The state’s tallest summit ranks #38 nationally.
Mountain peaks in states bordering Michigan
Explore named summits in the states next to Michigan:
How this map was built
Peak locations: the U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Domestic Names file, filtered to Summit-class features in Michigan. Elevations: reverse-elevated against the USGS 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) point query service. A small number of summits lack 3DEP coverage and show “Not available” in their popups.
See the main US Mountain Peaks Map for the full nationwide dataset, rankings of all 51 states, and the 100 highest peaks in the country.
