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Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex

Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex from directly overhead

Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex is a historic site in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 845 m. Green Mountain stands 1,478 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Nickel Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Cow Creek passes 2.2 miles off.

GLENBROOK NICKEL CO. REACTIVATED THE FORMER HANNA NICKEL CO. SMELTER TO PROCESS 6 MILLION TONS OF STOCKPILED LATERITE GRADING 0.7 PERCENT NICKEL LEFT AT THE SITE WHEN HANNA CLOSED THE SMELTER IN JAN. 1987.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
None
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.95506, -123.44643
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nickel Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Isaac: 2.9 mi
  • Big Baldy: 3.3 mi
  • Boomer Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • Riddle City Pary: 4.5 mi
  • Stanton Park: 7.8 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 8.8 mi
  • Ben Irving County Park: 8.9 mi
  • Millsite Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Railway Monument 1917: 18.5 mi
  • Bird Statue: 18.6 mi
  • First Cul de Sac in Roseburg: 22.5 mi
  • Hillcrest Memorial: 22.6 mi
  • Bridge foundation: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Camel Rides: 12.8 mi
  • Australia: 12.8 mi
  • Cheetah Spot: 12.9 mi
  • Golden Coyote Wetland, historic mining area: 19.7 mi
  • Golden State Heritage Site: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Museums: 2
  • South Umpqua Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Floed-Lane House Museum: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Seep: 7.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainie Falls: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Amacher County Park: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Nickel Mountain Smelter Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green MountainSE 134°1,478 m20.1 mi
Quartzmill PeakSE 143°1,375 m19.1 mi
Mount ReubenSSW 205°1,224.382 m18.0 mi
GraybackS 186°1,223 m11.7 mi
Ninemile MountainSW 228°1,204 m17.7 mi
Silver ButteSSE 153°1,194 m7.5 mi
Dutchman ButteWSW 241°1,190.854 m12.4 mi
Big Dutchman ButteWSW 245°1,184.453 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3620:1420:57
September equinox07:0218:3519:13
December solstice07:4315:5716:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454750546065727166574944
Precip in4.73.43.42.51.91.00.30.30.72.24.66.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Riddle, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1346178417

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