Bare Bluff overlooking Bete Grise Bay

n2c_111-8083, photo by sgowtham.

The Keweenaw Free Guide’s entry for Bare Bluff begins:

Towering some 500 feet above the sparkling waters of Lake Superior, Bare Bluff commands a spectacular view across the lush green forest of the Keweenaw Tip and the encompassing waters of Lake Superior. The rocky bluff sits several miles from any semblance of civilization, standing along the far northern arm of Bete Grise Bay. In fact the only hint of civilization glimpsed from its vantage point os the Mendota Canal breakwaters and lighthouse – producing a landscape much like the early explorers to the region might have experienced. Highlights include the rocky shore of the Keweenaw, Smith Fisheries, the mouth of the Montreal River, Bete Grise Beach, and on clear days the Huron Mountains on the horizon.

Read on for directions. While the Guide deems it “a very difficult trail with a good amount of steep cliffs and sudden drop offs along the way,” Gowtham says it’s a “moderate hike is a price worth paying any day for a glorious view of the eastern shore of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula.”  We should add a link to the Fall Color Tour for the Keweenaw Peninsula (Houghton, Eagle River, Copper Harbor) courtesy Pure Michigan’s Fall Color Tours.

In any case – stunning vista! He took it on October 4th, and you can see there’s still lots of color left! Check it out bigger and on his photo map.