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M-107 was an east–west state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan.Running for about 9.6 miles (15.4 km), it connected Lake of the Clouds and the rest of the Porcupine Mountains State Park to M-64 in Silver City.
Porcupine Mountains State Park was established in 1945 to protect the area's large stand of old-growth forest, much of it of the "maple-hemlock" type. In 1972, Michigan passed the Wilderness and Natural Areas Act. This act gave the park the new designation of the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
Loops around Silver Mountains and returns to Wendover: Bonneville Speedway Road and I-80 in Wendover: Located near the Utah-Nevada border, this byway loops through the Silver Island Range and basins in northwest Utah. The route explores portions of the California Trail and Hastings Cutoff. Also a Utah Scenic Backway. [15] [75] I
M-64 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Upper Peninsula of the US state of Michigan.It runs for approximately 63 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (102.6 km) through the western part of the state in land that is part of the Ottawa National Forest.
The Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is Michigan’s largest park at 60,000 acres, half of which is old-growth hardwood hemlock, the largest old-growth forest in the Midwest.
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is located west of Ontonagon, Michigan on Michigan State Route 107. [4] The park totals 59,000 acres (24,000 ha) and offers day-hiking, backpacking, camping, canoeing, biking and winter sports. [ 4 ]
The first designation, Warren Woods State Park, was made in 1967, while the most recent, the Porcupine Mountains, was made in 1984. [1] Natural Landmarks in Michigan range from 24 to 11,600 acres (9.7 to 4,694.4 ha; 0.038 to 18.125 sq mi) in size.
The Carp River rises at 1] in the Porcupine Mountains of the Upper Peninsula The river arches broadly southwest to northwest and empties into Lake Superior at 46°45′22″N 89°54′01″W / 46.75611°N 89.90028°W / 46.75611; -89.90028 ( Little Carp River (mouth) ) approximately one mile from the mouth of the Carp