The Sleeping Bear
The Sleeping Bear is a peak in Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan and has an elevation of 965 feet. The Sleeping Bear is situated nearby to the hamlet Glen Haven, as well as near the village Glen Arbor.Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 965 feet
- Description: dune hill in Michigan, USA
- Also known as: “Sleeping Bear Dune”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Sleeping Bear Dunes
Dune
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a U.S. national lakeshore in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Located within Benzie and Leelanau counties, the park extends along a 35-mile stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou islands, preserving a total of 71,199 acres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glen Haven and Glen Arbor.
Glen Haven
Hamlet
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glen Haven is a restored port village on the shore of Lake Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula within the now Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Attractions include the Lake Michigan beach, a restored General Store and Blacksmith Shop.
Glen Arbor
Village
Glen Arbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. A small tourist town, Glen Arbor lies on an isthmus between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake.
Empire
Village
Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Empire is a village on Lake Michigan in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Located in southwestern Leelanau County, its population was 362 at the 2020 census.
The Sleeping Bear
- Categories: mountain, dune, and landform
- Location: Glen Arbor Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.87313° or 44° 52′ 23″ northLongitude
-86.06799° or 86° 4′ 5″ westElevation
965 feet (294 metres)Open location code
86PMVWFJ+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 353999686OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover The Sleeping Bear from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“The Sleeping Bear” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Sleeping Bear”
- Dutch: “The Sleeping Bear”
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