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2011 Map of Fort Wilkins

Name: 2011 Topographic Map of Fort Wilkins
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2011
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2011

About this map

Fort Wilkins (historical) stands as the centerpiece of this coastal survey of the Keweenaw Peninsula, anchoring the land between the protected waters of Copper Harbor and the inland reach of Lake Fanny Hooe. The landscape is defined by its maritime history and isolation at the tip of Michigan, marked by the Copper Harbor Lighthouse and the Copper Harbor Rear Range Lighthouse. Beyond the historic military site and the adjacent Fort Wilkins State Park Cemetery, the terrain rises toward East Bluff and transitions into a dense network of waterways.

Water governs the geography here, from the rocky indentations of Horseshoe Harbor and Fish Cove on the Lake Superior shore to the interior drainage of the Montreal River, which features both Upper Falls and Lower Falls. Remote tracks like High Rock Bay Rd and Mandan Rd provide the only land access through a region of scattered lakes, including Hoar Lake, Copper Lake, and Mud Lake, illustrating the difficult passage through this northernmost Michigan wilderness.