Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park

Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Laughing Whitefish Falls
Map showing the location of Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Map showing the location of Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Location in Michigan
Map showing the location of Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Map showing the location of Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park (the United States)
LocationUpper Peninsula, Alger County, Michigan, United States
Nearest townSundell, Michigan
Coordinates46°23′02″N 87°04′07″W / 46.38389°N 87.06861°W / 46.38389; -87.06861[2]
Area960 acres (390 ha)
Elevation971 feet (296 m)[2]
DesignationMichigan State Park
Established1946[3]
AdministratorMichigan Department of Natural Resources
WebsiteLaughing Whitefish Falls State Park
Laughing Whitefish Falls
Nineteenth-century stereoscopic view of the falls
Map
LocationAlger County, Michigan
TypeFan
Total height100 feet (30 m)
Number of drops1
WatercourseLaughing Whitefish River

Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park is a public recreation area protecting 960 acres (390 ha) along the Laughing Whitefish River in Onota Township and Rock River Township, in far western Alger County, Michigan. Its main scenic feature is Laughing Whitefish Falls, a 100-foot fan-shaped cascade located in the southern part of the site, in Rock River Township, eight miles (13 km) south of Lake Superior and three miles north of M-94.[4]

  1. ^ "Laughing Whitefish Falls". Protected Planet. IUCN. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Laughing Whitefish Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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