Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins
Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 782 m. Malachite Peak stands 1,908 m to the southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Milwawkie Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 4.0 miles off.
Old engine, machines, machine parts, lots of rotting wood from old building.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Unknown
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 4.0 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lunch Rock · 6 mi
- Valley Overlook · 7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls viewpoint · 8 mi
- Canyon Falls Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Milwawkie Falls: 0.5 mi
- Goat Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Kanim Falls: 3.0 mi
- Borderline Falls: 5.2 mi
- Little Kid Falls: 5.5 mi
- Mount Frisbee: 0.9 mi
- Mount Rudderham: 1.1 mi
- Crosby Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Salmon Red: 1.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Baring Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park: 6.8 mi
- Skykomish City Ball Park: 7.3 mi
- Heybrook Ridge Park: 8.1 mi
- Big Eddy River Access: 11.7 mi
- Caboose: 16.0 mi
- Northwest Canoe Adventure: 19.0 mi
- Vintage Big Carousel: 19.0 mi
- Giant Swing: 19.0 mi
- Rock Climbing Wall: 19.0 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 0.6 mi
- Old Skykomish Hotel: 6.7 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 10.3 mi
- Bus: 15.9 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 17.4 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 6.7 mi
- Deception Falls Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 16.2 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 19.5 mi
- Chinook Bend Natural Area: 19.6 mi
- Lower Town Wall: 8.6 mi
- Peanuts Gallery: 8.8 mi
- Index Town Wall: 8.8 mi
- Moai: 8.9 mi
- Spouse Wall: 10.3 mi
- Axelilia: 16.1 mi
- Poet's Path: 19.1 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 19.2 mi
- Soaring Moon: 19.2 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 19.2 mi
- Skykomish Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Great Northern and Cascade Railways: 6.7 mi
- Camlann Medieval Village: 18.6 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 19.2 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 19.4 mi
- Heybrook Lookout Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 10.4 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 11.0 mi
- Mine Creek: 17.2 mi
- Nighthawk Site: 19.5 mi
- Alpine: 12.4 mi
- Scenic: 16.3 mi
- Wellington: 18.2 mi
- Monte Cristo: 20.2 mi
- Rockdale: 21.6 mi
- Sultan Materials: 17.2 mi
- Kokopelli Gardens: 21.2 mi
- Duvall Food Forest: 22.5 mi
- Julia V. Morris Centennial Garden: 24.3 mi
- Garland Mineral Springs: 14.9 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 16.2 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
- Normandy Beach: 14.3 mi
- Duvall Beach: 22.7 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Canyon Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malachite Peak | SE 125° | 1,908 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gunnshy Peak | NNE 14° | 1,895 m | 8.5 mi |
| Gunn Peak | NNE 19° | 1,887 m | 8.3 mi |
| Merchant Peak (Northwest) | NNE 26° | 1,863 m | 7.6 mi |
| Baring Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,858 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Index | NW 325° | 1,826 m | 6.1 mi |
| Townsend Mountain | NE 38° | 1,809 m | 8.5 mi |
| Lennox Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,789 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:24 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 42 | 36 |
| Precip in | 16.7 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 12.3 | 18.1 | 14.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baring, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10828087908
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 19 mi
- Snoqualmie · 19 mi
- Stevens Pass · 19 mi
- King County · 22 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 22 mi
- Monroe · 24 mi
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