- Elevation, modelled
- 420 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pike Mountain594 m · 7.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Superior National Forest Scenic Byway11.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 21:11local time
- Coordinates
- 47.4607, -92.4712
Sparta Beach is a beach in Minnesota, at a modelled 420 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the north-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach, a beach 2.1 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sparta Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | NNE 12° | 594 m | 7.4 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | NNW 330° | 485 m | 5.3 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | NNW 326° | 476 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | NW 326° | 476 m | 4.2 mi |
- 11.6 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
32 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 8
- First House: 3.3 mi
- Senator Paul & Sheila Wellstone Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 8.7 mi
Museums: 6
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 2.8 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 5.9 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 18.9 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 19.7 mi
- Hibbing Historical Society and Museum: 21.9 mi
Peaks: 6
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 4.0 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 4.2 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 5.3 mi
- Pike Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Elcor: 3.4 mi
- Costin Village: 8.7 mi
- Spina: 13.4 mi
- Fermoy: 18.3 mi
Attractions: 4
- Iron Range Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Gnome Town: 7.9 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 8.7 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 2.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 15:29 | 16:22 |
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