Mining Equipment
Mining Equipment is a historic site in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. Pike Mountain stands 594 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fountain Hill Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Superior National Forest Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Tourist attraction old mining equipment, dump trucks. other mining related things
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway
45 named places within 25 miles
- Fountain Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Main town Park: 0.4 mi
- Red Pine Run Park: 0.5 mi
- Embarrass Heritage Park & Campground: 11.6 mi
- Semer's Park: 13.7 mi
- Jasper Peak: 14.0 mi
- Blueberry Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Moose Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook): 14.5 mi
- Jack Pine Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Pillow Rock: 14.2 mi
- Large rock core: 14.2 mi
- Pioneer Mine Shaft House: 14.3 mi
- International Wolf Center: 14.5 mi
- Pavement Outcrop Of Polyphase-folded Banded Iron Formation: 15.1 mi
- Bear Head Lake State Park: 8.3 mi
- Old Koschak Farm Wildlife Management Area: 15.7 mi
- Pine Island Wildlife Management Area: 20.1 mi
- Pike Bay Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Dry Falls: 17.3 mi
- Kawishiwi Falls: 17.6 mi
- Newton Falls: 20.5 mi
- Pipestone Falls: 22.4 mi
- Fallen Veterans: 0.8 mi
- Longyear First Diamond Drill Site: 13.2 mi
- Breitung Monument: 15.0 mi
- Nelimark Homestead: 11.9 mi
- Dorothy Molter Museum: 14.2 mi
- Ely-Winton History Museum: 14.3 mi
- Wayside Rest & Embarrass Visitors Center: 14.7 mi
- Ol' Baldy: 19.0 mi
- Fall Lake Campground Beach: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mining Equipment. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Mountain | WSW 246° | 594 m | 24.9 mi |
| Stellar Peak (Matson Bay Overlook) | NW 305° | 484 m | 14.5 mi |
| Blueberry Bluff | N 357° | 451 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:40 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:22 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 15:26 | 16:19 |
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 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 40 | 26 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Babbitt, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5948674136
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- Ely · 14 mi
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