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Michigan Physical Map

Michigan’s two peninsulas are surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes — the most freshwater-defined state in the country.

Rendered from SRTM 30m elevation data + Natural Earth rivers/lakes + US Census state boundary. Three variants below — pick the one that fits your lesson, all free.

Highest Point

Mt. Arvon

1,979 ft

Lowest Point

Lake Erie

571 ft

Michigan physical map with labeled peaks, cities, and rivers

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Three variants from the same data.

Same Michigan terrain rendered three different ways for three different uses.

Labeled atlas version
Atlas Labeled

Reference / Curriculum

Featuring the Upper Peninsula’s Porcupine Mountains, the Great Lakes shoreline, and the Lower Peninsula’s glacial moraines, with peak names + elevations and major cities labeled. Use this as the "answer key" or wall-poster reference.

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Blank atlas version
Atlas Blank

Labeling Exercise

Same Michigan terrain, no labels. Have your child identify the major mountain ranges, rivers, and physical features themselves.

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Dramatic poster version
Poster

Wall Poster / Pinterest

High-contrast monochrome version. Same elevation data, dramatically rendered for wall-poster use or visual study.

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Built from real data, not stock images.

Every Michigan physical map on this page was rendered from NASA SRTM 30-meter elevation data, with hydrography from Natural Earth and state boundary from US Census TIGER/Line. The terrain texture is real — every ridge, valley, and elevation contour matches what you'd see on a USGS topo map.

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