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Jordan River Valley - Deadman’s Hill - OU00BB
One of the best views you will get anywhere in Michigan.
Owner: beenhere
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Altitude: m. ASL.
 Region: United States > Michigan
Cache type: Virtual
Size: No container
Status: Ready for Search
Date hidden: 2010-09-18
Date created: 2010-09-18
Date published: 2010-09-18
Last modification: 2010-11-30
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Description EN

In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.
The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys. Most valleys belong to one of these two main types or a mixture of them, at least with respect of the cross section of the slopes or hillsides. A valley is a low area between hills or mountains.

A valley formed by flowing water, or river valley, is usually V-shaped. The exact shape will depend on the characteristics of the stream flowing through it. Rivers with steep gradients, as in mountain ranges, produce steep walls and a narrow bottom. Shallower slopes may produce broader and gentler valleys, but in the lowest stretch of a river, where it approaches its base level, it begins to deposit sediment and the valley bottom becomes a floodplain.

The Jordan River Valley is part of the larger Jordan River Watershed. A watershed is the geographic area of the land where precipitation drains (or sheds) to a lake, stream or wetland.

The Jordan River Valley is an 18,000-acre block of state-owned forest land in northeast Antrim County. Good wildlife watching and beautiful scenery are common along the Jordan River, Michigan's first waterway to be officially designated as a Wild and Scenic River. Much of the area has been proposed as an old growth forest area. Access to the river valley is provided by local county roads and an18-mile hiking trail, the Jordan Valley Pathway, that winds through this portion of the Mackinaw State Forest. The Pathway contains several loops of varying lengths. One loop begins at Deadman's Hill, which offers a spectacular vista of the surrounding countryside and river floodplain. A second breathtaking and popular vista is Landslide Overlook. Part of this Pathway is the North Country National Scenic Trail, that when finished, will extend 4,000 miles from New York to North Dakota. The seven miles of the Warner Creek Pathway also provide access to the Jordan Valley area. Camping is only allowed at the two state forest campgrounds on the area, the Pinney Bridge and the Graves Crossing campgrounds.

There are two signs at this overlook that you should read. One tells of why this is called Deadman's Hill.

You should know the road in is not plowed all the way durring winter.

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