Crystal Mountain Michigan Map
Explore Crystal Mountain, Michigan, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Crystal Mountain, Michigan
How to Use This Crystal Mountain, Michigan Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Crystal Mountain, Michigan. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Michigan or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Crystal Mountain.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Crystal Mountain |
| State | Michigan (MI) |
| County | Benzie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Detroit) |
| Latitude | 44.5216 |
| Longitude | -86.0032 |
| Population | 73 |
| Density | 15.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 49683 |
| Area Code | 989 |
| County Seat | Beulah |
| School District | Benzie County Central School |
About Crystal Mountain, Michigan
Crystal Mountain is a locality in Benzie County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 15.9 people per km². Crystal Mountain is located at 44.5216°N, 86.0032°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49683.Crystal Mountain rises as a deliberate interruption of the landscape, a series of slopes and ridges that break the quiet monotony of the northern Michigan hardwoods. It lies 18.4 miles southwest of Long Lake Township, MI (from Long Lake Township, MI: bearing 223°T), and is situated 10.8 miles southwest of Inland Township. The air here holds a crisp, singular weight, distinct from the humid lowlands, carrying the scent of pine needles and the damp earth of the surrounding woods. Within the boundaries of the Crystal Mountain Golf Course and Ski Area, the terrain is defined by the sharp, rhythmic descent of Teddy's Turn Ski Trail, which carves a deliberate path through the incline. Sunlight at the close of day catches the needles of the evergreens, casting long, bruised shadows across the groomed snow and dormant fairways alike, turning the landscape into a study of pale light and deep, violet contrast.
Economic life at Crystal Mountain functions as a seasonal pulse, a steady alternation between the vibrant activity of winter sports and the quieter, contemplative pace of the summer season. This locality exists in the quiet shadow of the Betsie River, which pulls its cold, clear waters through the valley just two miles away, grounding the region in a constant, hidden movement. While the Pere Marquette State Forest waits twelve miles off to the east and the waters of Turtle Lake rest eight miles distant, the life of the place remains centered on its own deliberate recreation and the maintenance of the grounds. It is a space where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the incline of the earth and the shifting needs of visitors, a persistent, industrious pocket of human effort maintained amidst the expansive, unhurried wild of the interior.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Crystal Mountain Golf Course and Ski Area (Park) — locality lies within
- Stockade Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 319° NW
- MNRTF Parcel 1 (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 044° NE
- MNRTF Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 150° SE
- Village Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 093° E
- Springdale Township Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 181° S
- Benzie Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 323° NW
- Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 10.1 mi, 343° N · 127k acres
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 318° NW
- Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 12.5 mi, 181° S · 539k acres
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 307° NW
- Interlochen State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 058° NE
- Corson Auditorium (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 056° NE
- Harvey Theatre (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 056° NE
- Marquette's Death (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 303° NW
- Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 345° N · 32k acres
- Bear Creek, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.5 mi, 189° S · 1,894 acres
- Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 15.4 mi, 342° N
- Slagle Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.7 mi, 152° SE
- Manistee, Michigan Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.8 mi, 175° S · 8,921 acres
- Rainbow Valley Family Farms (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.2 mi, 051° NE
- Rope Swing (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 059° NE
- Suspendend Overlook (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 056° NE
- The Cistern (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 047° NE
- World's Largest Cherry Pie - Pan (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 051° NE
- Laughing Fish Gallery and Art Café (Gallery) — 24.0 mi, 047° NE
- The Vogue Theatre (Cinema) — 24.6 mi, 220° SW
- Our Savior's Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 219° SW
- Miller Hill School (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 009° N
- Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 047° NE
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About This Crystal Mountain Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crystal Mountain, Michigan. Coordinates: 44.5216, -86.0032. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Crystal Mountain includes the ZIP code (49683), telephone area code (989), county seat of Benzie County (Beulah), and school district assignment (Benzie County Central School).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
