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Borealis Mine & Mill Site

Borealis Mine & Mill Site from directly overhead

Borealis Mine & Mill Site is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 2,209 m. Mount Grant stands 3,421 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Stageroad Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

Operator: Echo Bay Minerals Co. Gold, Mercury, Silver. 1988 PROD.= 60,000 OZ.AU; 1988 RESERVE= ONLY 167,010 CONT. OZ.AU 1989 PROD.= 89,000 OZ AU FROM LEACHING 2,209,000 MT ORE. 1989.

The story

mine in Mineral County, Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49401566, matched on coordinates and name (421 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
None

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.38494, -118.75714

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Buller Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Corey Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Powell Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Big Indian Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Mount Hicks: 8.0 mi
Springs: 29
  • Stageroad Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Powell Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Mud Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Fletcher Spring: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Aurora: 10.3 mi
  • Petroglyphs: 13.2 mi
  • Parr House: 18.0 mi
  • Stone Ruins: 18.2 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Parks: 4
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.5 mi
  • Bodie State Historic Park: 18.1 mi
  • Walker Lake State Park: 19.2 mi
  • Walker Lake Recreation Area: 21.3 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Booker Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Borealis Mine & Mill Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GrantN 352°3,421 m12.9 mi
Corey PeakNNW 343°3,201 m4.6 mi
Potato PeakWSW 240°3,113 m20.7 mi
Bodie MountainWSW 237°3,101 m20.2 mi
Big Indian MountainNNW 343°3,062 m7.5 mi
West Brawley PeakSW 224°2,909.621 m12.8 mi
Powell MountainSE 142°2,903 m5.0 mi
Bald MountainWNW 298°2,884 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3219:4320:23
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0915:5716:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149536272797769574537
Precip in0.40.40.50.30.70.30.40.20.10.40.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawthorne, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1010741846

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