Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park
Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 512 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
headframe in Pence, Wisconsin
Dates from 1908.
Wikidata Q60746890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Great Divide Highway
95 named places within 25 miles
- Cary Park: 5.1 mi
- Granite-Copper Triangle: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Field: 6.0 mi
- Upson Park: 6.3 mi
- Norrie Park: 6.4 mi
- Upson Falls: 6.2 mi
- Interstate Falls: 6.4 mi
- Foster Falls: 8.0 mi
- Saxon Falls Road: 9.7 mi
- Wren Falls: 10.2 mi
- Mount Zion: 7.6 mi
- Bald Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Big Powderhorn Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Pleasant Lake Lookout: 11.7 mi
- Point Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Island Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 8.7 mi
- Forests for the Future #8 Conservation Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Moose Lake State Natural Area: 14.2 mi
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area: 15.2 mi
- Mercer Station: 19.7 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 12.5 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 17.4 mi
- Mellen Area Museum: 18.4 mi
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum: 21.9 mi
- The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine: 3.3 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- The Apostle Islands: 9.0 mi
- Great Divide: 22.1 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 6.0 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 6.2 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 13.6 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 6.9 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 11.2 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 17.4 mi
- Artesian Well: 23.2 mi
- Ashland County Fairgrounds: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | WSW 245° | 571 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Whittlesey | WSW 244° | 571 m | 17.2 mi |
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | SSW 194° | 570 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Zion | NE 51° | 525 m | 7.6 mi |
| Eagles Peak | WSW 245° | 507 m | 17.9 mi |
| Copper Peak | NE 36° | 472 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 349° | 399 m | 11.1 mi |
| Point Mountain | N 358° | 381 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:11 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:27 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hurley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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