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Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist

Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist from directly overhead

Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist is a historic site in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 943 m. Copper Butte stands 2,171 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is San Poil Mine - Mill sFoundation, a historic site 0.3 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 1.3 miles off.

The mine was developed in 1907–08 by a 700-foot vertical shaft with levels at 100-foot intervals. In 1939, the shaft was rebuilt and dewatered, requiring two months of continuous pumping to discharge 5 million gallons of water.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
None
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates48.66796, -118.75875

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Klondike Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Gibraltar Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Copper Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Storm King Mountain: 4.0 mi
  • Bald Peak: 4.2 mi
Parks: 10
  • Eureka Park: 1.6 mi
  • Perry Wilderness Park: 2.0 mi
  • Dollar Mountain Burn Game Preserve: 12.1 mi
  • Peggy Brixner Park: 16.6 mi
  • Beal Park: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Sherman Overlook: 14.3 mi
  • Camp Growden Heritage Site: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Upper Sherman Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Lower Sherman Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Columbia Spring: 12.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Ben Hur Mine concrete pad and hoist. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copper ButteE 80°2,171 m13.6 mi
Snow PeakESE 115°2,156 m13.9 mi
Scar MountainE 86°2,141 m13.7 mi
Wapaloosie MountainE 91°2,116 m13.4 mi
Sherman PeakESE 111°2,115 m13.7 mi
Bald MountainESE 123°2,112 m13.9 mi
Columbia MountainESE 104°2,062 m13.1 mi
Midnight MountainENE 73°2,027 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2619:08
June solstice04:5320:1221:02
September equinox06:4218:1318:55
December solstice07:4615:0716:02

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242836445358656556433223
Precip in1.61.31.51.42.12.21.20.60.91.21.92.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Republic, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1324484769

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