Elcor
Elcor is a ghost town in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Range Historical Society, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
former town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
91 named places within 25 miles
- Ore-be-gone park: 1.8 mi
- Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
- Pepelnjak Southside Park: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- RRCC Eveleth Sliding Hill: 4.8 mi
- Bebsy Pepelnjack Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Iron Range Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- First House: 5.2 mi
- Laurentian Divide: 6.9 mi
- Superior National Forest Laurentian Divide: 6.9 mi
- Minnewas Mine (historical): 3.6 mi
- Rouchleau Mine (historical): 3.8 mi
- Pike Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Missabe Mountain Mine (historical): 4.3 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Anchor Lake Wildlife Management Area: 12.9 mi
- Great Scott Wildlife Management Area: 15.2 mi
- Fermoy Wildlife Management Area: 20.3 mi
- Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area: 20.4 mi
- Zim Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit: 21.0 mi
- United States Hockey Hall of Fame: 4.7 mi
- Virginia Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 15.7 mi
- Minnesota Museum of Mining: 21.1 mi
- Greyhound Bus Museum: 23.7 mi
- Iron Range Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Gnome Town: 5.3 mi
- Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806: 8.7 mi
- Hibbing Mine View: 23.0 mi
- Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 23.8 mi
- Laurentian Divide Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Anchor Lake Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 13.7 mi
- Costin Village: 8.7 mi
- Spina: 14.1 mi
- Fermoy: 21.7 mi
- Sparta Beach: 3.4 mi
- Veterans Park Ely Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Remembering Marty Mural: 4.8 mi
- Mesabi Trail Arch: 5.7 mi
- OHV Trail Overlook: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elcor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | N 1° | 594 m | 4.1 mi |
| Missabe Mountain Mine (historical) | WNW 290° | 485 m | 4.3 mi |
| Minnewas Mine (historical) | W 274° | 476 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rouchleau Mine (historical) | W 277° | 476 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:23 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:56 | 15:29 | 16:22 |
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 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 14 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eveleth Wwtp, 5 mi away.
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