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Erma Number 1 Mine

Erma Number 1 Mine from directly overhead

Erma Number 1 Mine is a historic site in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,532 m. Granite Peak stands 3,904 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooke City Montana Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

Mine in Park County, Montana, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49410678, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,532 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.00938, -109.93574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 8
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Sentinel Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Calamity Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Warm Creek Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Soda Butte Creek: 8.9 mi
  • Reef Creek: 21.5 mi
  • Yellowstone River Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 2.3 mi
Parks: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Erma Number 1 Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakNNE3,904 m12.3 mi
Granite Peak (Northwest Peak)NNE3,882 m12.4 mi
Tempest MountainNNE3,791 m12.9 mi
Mount PealNE3,778 m13.1 mi
Glacier PeakNNE3,762 m10.6 mi
Mount VillardNNE3,735 m10.9 mi
Cairn MountainNE3,725 m11.5 mi
Mystic MountainNNE3,686 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:32
June solstice05:3420:2621:11
September equinox07:0818:4019:19
December solstice07:5615:5316:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324250575547362313

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/369147491

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