# Whitefish Point
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{{Short description|Point on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan}}
{{Infobox landform
| water =
| name = Whitefish Point
| other_name =
| type = [Cape](/source/Cape_(geography))
| location = [Whitefish Township](/source/Whitefish_Township%2C_Michigan), [Michigan](/source/Michigan)
| image = Lake Superior - Whitefish Point (15437961566).jpg
| image_size = 275
| alt =
| caption =
| pushpin_map = Michigan
| map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan
| pushpin_label =
| pushpin_label_position = none
| coordinates = {{Coord|46|45|54|N|84|57|50|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| water_bodies = [Lake Superior](/source/Lake_Superior)
[Whitefish Bay](/source/Whitefish_Bay)
| elevation_ft = 602
| elevation_ref =
}}
'''Whitefish Point''' is a cape of [Michigan](/source/Michigan)'s [Upper Peninsula](/source/Upper_Peninsula), United States, marking the entry point of [Whitefish Bay](/source/Whitefish_Bay). It is {{convert|11|mi|km}} north of the unincorporated community of [Paradise, Michigan](/source/Paradise%2C_Michigan).
Whitefish Point is known for the [Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum](/source/Great_Lakes_Shipwreck_Museum), its [Lake Superior](/source/Lake_Superior) shoreline, the [Whitefish Point Lighthouse](/source/Whitefish_Point_Lighthouse) and as a prime birding area. Whitefish Point is a designated [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area). The [Whitefish Point Bird Observatory](/source/Whitefish_Point_Bird_Observatory), an affiliate of the Michigan [Audubon Society](/source/Audubon_Society), operates a research and education facility at Whitefish Point.
At 17 miles away, Whitefish Point is the nearest navigation mark to the wreckage of the ore freighter [SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald''](/source/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald), which sank in 1975.{{r|clui}} Whitefish Point remains one of the most dangerous shipping areas in the [Great Lakes](/source/Great_Lakes),[Stonehouse, Frederick (1985, 1998). ''Lake Superior’s Shipwreck Coast'', pp. 13 & 267, Avery Color Studios, Gwinn, Michigan, U.S.A. {{ISBN|0-932212-43-3}}] Known as the [graveyard of the Great Lakes](/source/graveyard_of_the_Great_Lakes),[{{Cite web |url=http://www.clui.org/section/united-divide-a-linear-portrait-usacanada-border-3 |title=Chapter 4: The Watery Boundary |website=United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border |publisher=The Center for Land Use Interpretation |publication-date=Winter 2015}}] more vessels have been lost in the Whitefish Point area than any other part of Lake Superior.
The [Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve](/source/Whitefish_Point_Underwater_Preserve) protects the shipwrecks in a portion of the bay for future generations of sports divers.
The Point is a popular place for rock collectors, ship watchers, and bird watching. Whitefish Point's land and water provides a natural corridor for birds that makes it a migratory route of world significance.[{{cite web|title=Whitefish Point – Important Bird Area|url=http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewSiteProfile.do?siteId=1653&navSite=state|accessdate=2 October 2010|publisher=National Audubon Society 2010. Important Bird Areas in the U.S.|archive-date=20 July 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720175318/http://iba.audubon.org/iba/viewSiteProfile.do?siteId=1653&navSite=state|url-status=dead}}] It is a designated [Important Bird Area](/source/Important_Bird_Area)[{{cite web |title=Michigan IBA Blog |url=http://www.michiganiba.blogspot.com/ |accessdate=17 November 2008 }}] where the [Whitefish Point Bird Observatory](/source/Whitefish_Point_Bird_Observatory)[{{cite web |title=WPBO Research|url=http://www.wpbo.org/ |accessdate=17 November 2008}}] conducts important research.
Whitefish Point is the home of a former [United States Coast Guard station](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard_station).
==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Whitefish Point, Michigan, 1991–2020 normals, 1900-2020 extremes: 622ft (190m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 49
|Feb record high F = 51
|Mar record high F = 76
|Apr record high F = 76
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 95
|Sep record high F = 90
|Oct record high F = 86
|Nov record high F = 70
|Dec record high F = 57
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 37.8
|Feb avg record high F = 41.0
|Mar avg record high F = 49.8
|Apr avg record high F = 61.8
|May avg record high F = 74.9
|Jun avg record high F = 81.7
|Jul avg record high F = 82.6
|Aug avg record high F = 83.8
|Sep avg record high F = 80.3
|Oct avg record high F = 68.6
|Nov avg record high F = 53.5
|Dec avg record high F = 42.2
|year avg record high F = 86.4
|Jan high F = 24.6
|Feb high F = 26.3
|Mar high F = 34.5
|Apr high F = 44.6
|May high F = 57.9
|Jun high F = 67.8
|Jul high F = 72.7
|Aug high F = 74.0
|Sep high F = 67.0
|Oct high F = 53.6
|Nov high F = 40.6
|Dec high F = 30.5
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 18.6
|Feb mean F = 18.8
|Mar mean F = 26.1
|Apr mean F = 36.6
|May mean F = 48.0
|Jun mean F = 57.3
|Jul mean F = 63.3
|Aug mean F = 65.1
|Sep mean F = 58.8
|Oct mean F = 47.0
|Nov mean F = 35.2
|Dec mean F = 25.6
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 12.5
|Feb low F = 11.4
|Mar low F = 17.6
|Apr low F = 28.6
|May low F = 38.2
|Jun low F = 46.8
|Jul low F = 54.0
|Aug low F = 56.2
|Sep low F = 50.7
|Oct low F = 40.5
|Nov low F = 29.9
|Dec low F = 20.7
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -7.3
|Feb avg record low F = -7.9
|Mar avg record low F = -5.8
|Apr avg record low F = 15.1
|May avg record low F = 27.4
|Jun avg record low F = 34.1
|Jul avg record low F = 40.7
|Aug avg record low F = 42.7
|Sep avg record low F = 34.6
|Oct avg record low F = 26.2
|Nov avg record low F = 16.1
|Dec avg record low F = 2.1
|year avg record low F = -9.6
|Jan record low F = -25
|Feb record low F = -30
|Mar record low F = -26
|Apr record low F = -8
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 27
|Jul record low F = 33
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = -5
|Dec record low F = -15
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.07
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.57
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.59
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.15
|May precipitation inch = 2.56
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.95
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.51
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.13
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.76
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.44
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.73
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.37
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 38.80
|Feb snow inch = 21.50
|Mar snow inch = 12.20
|Apr snow inch = 4.50
|May snow inch = 0.10
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.00
|Oct snow inch = 1.20
|Nov snow inch = 11.70
|Dec snow inch = 31.00
|year snow inch =
|source 1 = NOAA[
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00208920&format=pdf
|title = Whitefish Point, Michigan 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = December 20, 2023
}}
]
|source 2 = XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins)[
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 20, 2023
}}
]
}}
==References==
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==External links==
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