2019 Map of Sunset Lake

About this map

Paint Wild and Scenic River defines the northern reaches of this Iron County landscape, winding through a dense network of timberlands and waterways. The Ottawa National Forest covers much of the terrain, where established family-named roads like Parks Farm Rd and Pollack Rd intersect the woods. To the south, a cluster of glacial lakes serves as the primary focal point for local geography, including the prominent Sunset Lake and the numerically named Lake Nine and Lake Fifteen. The river system is punctuated by white water features such as Hemlock Rapids and Lower Hemlock Rapids, illustrating the persistent wild character of the Upper Peninsula. Numerous tributaries, including Barnetts Cr and Morrison Creek, feed the larger basin, while the presence of Sunset Shores Rd and W Sunset Lake Rd indicates residential development along the southern lakefronts.